Blue
I tried to warn you
But did you listen
Tried my level best to tell the truth
and not perpetuate the lie
I told you I am not the man you
perceive or believe me to be
Come to think of it not quite sure
I ever was
Maybe once upon a time way back
when I was just a boy
That suit shoe's hat and key don't fit
And yet again don't hold your breath
honestly i don't think he is ever coming
back or where in fact he went at all
The showman here before you is not real
it's all an act that crawls back into the
shadow's when alone
To the point now it drains me and i struggle
to remember my lines or even play fulfill
the role I was born to play
It drives me round the bend and full
disclosure no I have not the will or desire
to being to mend
The crack's are ripping open laid bare
for all to see so hold on tight the end is nigh
Not long now before I am muted out
completely for the greater good
If I had anywhere else to go I would have
left long ago but that would only add to
other's woes and so too mine
And how to end this morbid tale of sorrow
But rather with what the me they and both
I wish and want to know leaving them
wanting more
With 1 or 2 witty quips surreptitious or
humorous anecdote or jokes to send
them gladly on there way happier as I
have somehow inadvertently made their day
No point in making other's feel blue as
well just because I am as that may be
one and only saving grace and gift I
haven't yet lost
And surely then only hell awaits to break my
fall because I must be then so far gone rock
bottom is as far away as heaven's locked
staircase gate
I did try to warn you from the very start
But did you listen
Come to think of it no neither so did I
I seen the very same warning signs
In fact I was indeed he who pointed
them out clear as day
But yet again i can not be told
Never take the time to listen
And choose to rather follow the blind
Copyright © Christopher Flaherty | Year Posted 2022
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