Random bobby-pins
My phone was on silent
Sorry I fell asleep
I don’t know who that is
I was in the hospital
A Wednesday wedding reception
Some of the lies you’ve told
You must think I’m stupid
Your childish smirk –
That grin is a tell
You think I don’t know
But I know too well
The funny thing is
You’ve been the fool
You actually believed
“I’m in love with you.”
You bend
And you break
You relive
All your mistakes
You wonder –
How much more can you take?
Yet you smile,
You smile,
You smile –
And it’s fake.
She knew
They were lies
She knew
The truth
She knew
She deserved more
But still
It was you
She knew
What it was
She knew
What it wasn’t
She saw
Everything in your eyes
She knew
She was nothing
She kept on
Giving her body
She kept on
Cold as stone
And she knew
When she walked away
You’d know
She was gone.
Share a smile
Shake a hand
Open your mind
Be understanding
Open a door
Pay it forward
Hope for the best
Karma will reward you
Say your prayers
Count your blessings
This life is yours –
And it’s yours for the taking!
My highs are so high
My lows are too low
Fighting my way to the middle
Where I can find normal.
The Dalema 