Perceptions,
Yours and mine
What lies beneath the skin
A tapestry of half-truths
Plausible, deniable
Shouldn’t we know how much is true?
Before we throw ourselves into the flames
Deceptions
So commonplace
Unknowable to self and soul
Do you suffocate all that
Resembles regret?
Are you as rotten as me?
So you’ll throw yourself into harm’s way
I don’t want your heart to break
I don’t want your faith to shake
No, not right now
Misdirection
From all sides
The pertinent is set adrift
We drown in the trivial
Wrapped up in vitriol
Throwing caution to the wind
And so we’...
