Nobody Knows Why I Left
nobody knows why i left
nobody can comprehend why i left all my stuff in the apartment
a few hours before the eviction, i decided to take her up on her offer
my brain is on another highway
the impromptu move seems so slow in the wee hours
so cold is the night
so blue is the cusp of my confidence
a stranger....a complete stranger....where is my family
sleeping....my family is sleeping soundly....as i struggle alone
too much of a man with pride to cry....too much of a coward with no heart to confess
i choose to shield myself in order to heal myself
i will tell everybody remaining in my family later, but later has now turned to five years
still...nobody knows why i left
nobody can comprehend why i have stayed so low key
five years after the eviction, i feel as if i am totally and completely alone
promises to visit is just plain that
promises to call are equally the same
i see myself as a celebrity in hiding taking an indefinite sabbatical
then again, i get a self made nogginknocker knowing that i am only lying to myself
one day it will all be clear like water under the generous sunshine
maybe then they will be convinced why i feel that i was....right
Copyright © Marty King | Year Posted 2015
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