It's not your fault

by Matthias L. - Capricorn

Reading those few lines
Over and over again
My mind refuses to believe
Which story they do weave

And though I've always thought
I'd sense the difference
I cannot tell if this is still a game
Or a whetstone for the knife
You've been afraid to use

  Are you just a name, a lie?
  A nothing that some plain old words
  Suddenly turned into someone
  Who like a comet in the sky
  Is only noticed in the fall

 As I reconsider this
 My heart beats fast
 Fills my mind
 While my breathing stops
 My sight does clearly focus
 I see
 I see nothing
 Nothing again

  It's not your fault
  It isn't mine
  It's just a summoned ghost
  Coming out when you're alone
  Or with your own
  A ghost that shuts your mind
  And tells you
  "There's no way out
  But I have one more key"

      Do you only trust his voice
      Because he pretends he's you?
      Or is it his stark words
      That you reckon as true?
  
  It's not your game
  It isn't mine
  But still that doesn't mean
  It's without a reason
  To play on
Birth sign: Capricorn
Date created: 2001-04-20 14:48:55
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:44:09
Poem ID: 62171

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