Because of what you did

Your fame guaranteed Because of what you did Television cameras pointed at you Because of what you did Your celebrity, a blip in time, Because of what you did Strangers stop and stare Because of what you did They go to that location Because of what you did The music now playing Because of what …

He stands

He stands, defiantly She stands, faking grace He stands, arrogantly She stands, faking honesty He stands, angrily She stands, faking love He stands, tyrannically She stands, faking warmth He stands, as is She stands, faking as is And she watches All of us

You never said

You never said you’d go away And the child believed that meant forever You never said you’d go away And the angry teenager never cared You never said you’d go away And the young adult was too busy to call You never said you’d go away And the mature adult was not ready For that …

The roller coaster

Blindfolded I am led by the hand to the rollercoaster Someone, some stranger, locks me in, promising I will be safe Up, up, up, but I know rapid decline is somewhere And waiting When? How long will it last? How ferocious will it... too late Down I go Now I won’t know when I will …

The darkness

The darkness creeps in A familiar friend My warmth, my strength, my lifeline, my support. It promises the end Of today Without hinting at tomorrow