Wiser

by John Forrester - Pisces - Not entered

DRAW THE CURTAINS
POUR YOURSELF A DRINK
WATCH SOME TV
READ A BOOK
DO WHATEVER YOU THINK WILL SHIFT ME FROM YOUR MIND
I'VE NOTHING TO SAY (IN MY DEFENCE)
IT SEEMS THAT SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE

THERE'S NO-ONE TO BLAME 
POINTLESS AND WORTHLESS
AND TIRED OF BROKEN PROMISES
I'M WISER NOW I'M GONE

THEY SAY I SHOWED REAL HOPE ONCE
PULLING OTHERS INTO MY NET
I LEFT NO GUIDANCE BEHIND ME
NO WORDS OF ANY WORTH
SO DISREGARD THESE SONGS
BURN ALL MY STUPID CLOTHES
NEVER LONG TO HEAR THIS VOICE AGAIN
IT NEVER SERVED ME WELL

IN A LIFE FULL OF FAKERS
THE GHOSTS CAME AND I GAVE UP
THERE WAS SO MUCH TIME
WITHOUT A POINT OR A PURPOSE
SO LAY ME DOWN WITH ROSES
SO I NEVER HAVE TO RISE AGAIN
THE PAIN YOU'D GROWN SO USED TO
WILL SUDDENLY FADE

THERE'S NO-ONE TO BLAME 
POINTLESS AND WORTHLESS
AND TIRED OF BROKEN PROMISES
I'M WISER NOW I'M GONE
Birth sign: Not entered
Date created: 1998-01-22 09:58:32
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:39:56
Poem ID: 48599

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