Were You Ever Different?
You’re still the same untouched and aloof
Too sharp for lies too blind for proof
No one comes close to your pace
A ghost with charm…a vanished face
Money chased becomes a stain
Crossing the line to dance in the rain
Laundered bills and crooked pride
A smirk you never learned to hide
Blunt at edges and slow to heal
Pain you press but never feel
Twist and flex to slip beneath
The pressure cracks your gritted teeth
Typos keyed with frantic hands
Dreams lost in the greedy sands
Slippery slope missing your flight
Clinging to your code beneath neon light
Creeping in silence wrapped in haze
Speech runs in drunken phrase
Throwbacks worn like second skin
The past still trying to escape and begin
Sunrise pierces the horizon’s seam
A slow unraveling of a dream
Overrun yet standing foolishly proud
While dreams dissolve inside a cloud
Pride balloons behind your grin
Drifting high on air too thin
You’re still the same both near and far
A fading shape behind a damning scar
Back and forth you haunt the steam
Trading truth for one more scheme
Clock rewound but sold your stake
Hope was just a risk you had to take
Future in jeopardy after your skid
Belittled by what time once hid
Think fast…you’re completely losing track
Strays like you don’t make it back
Copyright © Christopher Delegans | Year Posted 2025
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