leave behind

by FireFly - Libra

How have you changed?
With the worst things thrown at you-
Up and down, drowning, looking for those-
Words that can be that lifesaver-

It’s nothing personal-

With the world spinning you-
Dizzy-
You’re the message in the bottle-
The floating litter-
Complaining the world left you behind-
Or the ebb and flow in you’re passion waning-
From the lover’s betrayal-
Those good byes to goodbyes-
From the needles and knives-
In the baggage still in the heart-
Of friends-

It’s the guilt that rests itself on your back-
On any given day-
It’s the suits and ties that sell you refurbished commerciality- 
With the boogie man still sitting in your closet, under your bed, in your head-
Strangling you-
And selling you you’re comfort-
It’s the perfect despotism-
You dam if you do, you dam if you don’t-

How will you make the change?
Who will it hurt?-
What good will it do?-

What will you leave behind?

Reason for writing:

    inspired by those rare sunny days in S.F.    

Birth sign: Libra
Date created: 2002-05-05 16:35:00
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:46:28
Poem ID: 69560

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