Life Out of Balance ~ Saturday, January 10, 2026

They asked me why you cried, after you died
how tears streamed down your face, just like a saint
erasing the makeup caked on your face
yet, what I want to remember, you lied

as if you saved me by your suicide
save yourself, I cannot watch your mom faint
kiss you goodbye, you left me in disgrace
each time I reflect on events, I find
disaster in your life, death as my bride

my life changed, not for the better, survive
each day at work, I lost my sense of play

when I knocked on the door were you alive
how I could not see this coming, they say
yes, we are all blind in a way, as mind

yellow with egg on its face, tastes the yolk
ordinarily people try to cope
understand, I am not trying to blame

creative forces for your death, I sulk
remembering why I cannot return
instants unfold by choice, I have no hope
enlist the masses to comprehend, shame
decisions entail actions as a choice

arguments, null and void, a moot point, burn
forests in paradise down to the ground
tell me, if you could, whisper in my ear
each time, I look back in anger, I found
remedies, solutions, no avail, fear

yes, the fear of success, to find my voice
only to lose a friend, love has its price
until the cost of life weighs in the scales

decisively, you left this world, suffice
it to say, the earth took you in, the sails
each day, call me to set forth, to voyage
death is no companion, I make no pledge

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