Duple
I could say I didn’t see it coming– but that would be a lie.
I have felt it closing in– sight upon the high.
Missing every beat– purposeful shift of the feet.
~But you’re still there.~
I would be a fool to think– I was the one in control.
Unheeded messages– beginning to take its toll.
Everyday doubt– blinds ability to see.
I’m reminded by the way– this isn’t me.
Relieving darkness– inside my head.
Waking pieces– from the dead.
~But you’re still there.~
If I understood it all– this would be over right?
Eyes wide open– staring at the night.
Head to the clouds– heart to the ground.
Dicrotic waves– filling the sound.
~But you’re still there.~
Velocity attracting– sing a new creed.
Sinners have a past– life shifting on a breeze.
Calm the fears– creeping in again.
Pieces of me– leaving with the wind.
~But you’re still there~
It’s not as violent– of an upheaval anymore.
Visually stimulating– masses with the lore.
Nothing can be– without cost.
Which way are you going– if you’re already lost?
~But you’re still there.~
Staying under the lights– only fools the self.
They all can see– what you keep on the shelf.
No light without dark– no in without out.
Selling false secrets– biggest mouth gets the clout.
~But you’re still there.~
Electrifying dulled flames.
Still holding heads of shame.
Shells for the souls– still wandering the grounds.
Touch the waves– swimming in the sound.
Filling the noise– with colors of the spectrum.
Miss the beat– collect the breadcrumbs.
Higher moments– closing gaps of time.
Organize the messages– flooding the mind.
~You’re always there.~
~Talitha~
02.2022.12
