Matthew Bailey Poet Free verse

Second-hand Knowledge

The way she was standing 
So open ended 

The power she holds in just a glance 
I checked the notary with dexterity 
and the line in my head 
Saying “I’m not good enough for her”

But I didn’t say I believed it
(she does)

Can I make it worth the energy I’ve spent here today?
Keeping my shoulders tall
And wide, so they can take the fall for me

It seems so fitting now 
That you’ve put yourself on edge 

Your dress isn’t fitting now 
With the focus on your mental clarity 
On edge,
With a lack of social awareness 

And no corresponding abilities 

Usually I’d say it’s in your head 
But this time,
I think it couldn’t be clear enough 

What kind of person 
Chooses mind over eyes?

I see the way you move so fluidly 
To end up back on the floor you started on

She couldn't mask the fall 
With her attitude on edge
Feeling open ended 

Back on the floor you started on
(I’ll pray for you, just as much as you told me you loved me)
So not much at all

I’ve traded bad thoughts for cigarettes 
A new addiction to keep up 

Instead of you, now I fear
They will degrade me naturally 

Still I’ll appear 
With shoulders tall 
And wide enough to take my fall

Running lines through my head 
Like “you’re not good enough for her”
Well I believe it now 
From the power she holds in just a glance,
It’s suffocating 

I’ll keep myself warm with these cigarettes 
But the feelings always fading

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