you play your game so well of
strong force of nature
making meals out of flights of fancy and stories left to the imagination
turning my gaze into a clever
Liability
I call you out knowing it is my own face before me
showing all the ways not to be
anymore
pleasing a crowd half blurred by alcohol
holding them just above satisfaction
keeping the transperancy at bay
like a light switch to turn on at the convenience of your own praise
making all sense and witness into a
liability
against your own ambition
fitted so nicely in the box
just above satisfaction
The cream on top of spoiled milk
diluting their ears with the medicine that keeps them listening
just above reality
seeing my own shadow and desperate to wash it away
Liability
scaring the insects away from the honey
toppling all dreams of being seen at a distance
part time lovers need apply keeping you just above
water and feeling
A parade for accomplishing what many men aim for
clinging to stay on top
away from prickles and argument just above
honesty
the heaviest
Liability
lost among autographs and hero’s salute
body melts softly by the subtle smoke of opium
hiding all flaws
keeping the game going to grasp one note of legacy
ignited by a flame scorching those who don’t fit the billing
holding tight lipped to the chorus of groundlings
offering up no
Liabilities