I look around, I see my peers dithering
I look to the stars, spellbinding
And I see you there
In the glory of the sky, my native land
As pure as a lamb, I think
The more I do wrong the more I learn
The more I lose my innocence, the more I grow old
One foot forward to virtue, carved into a flute
I trudge on barren sea earth
Blue salty mist of a morning's fog
I miss when we laughed and danced
And nostalgia meant nothing but a word
Now I feel the slime of the moss, learning prudence
With each foot I put forward
The guilt is like vines around my wrists
Anchors to the past
Conflicted, a rush of secrets I embraced
Abandoned in a forgotten place
I was never meant to last, I was built to break
A swaying voice said, when everything is gone
What do you have to smile for
When you're too insecure to face the day?
And I'm trying to breathe with clouds in my lungs
Choking on indelible truths
I knew life could never be sweet, I'd have to let go
Red marks on my hands from holding onto hope
I knew you'd let me down, but I'd remember
Cause I can't forget when we'd meet at the corner store
Just talking about life.
- Author: Jordan Cash (Pseudonym) ( Offline)
- Published: August 16th, 2021 18:44
- Category: Unclassified
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