TGIF

TGIF  12/12/2014

Today is another day

Full of fake smiles

And superfluous conversation

Inoffensive,impersonal

Superficial, and dumb. 

Place holders for a moment

That is already, lost to time

Completely forgettable

Dry, forced, and affected. 

It hurts even more

Once you know the truth

That all of it is pointless,

Wasted, and weak.

It could be better than before

If only, we had the guts

To hang up and stand up

And say, no fucking more. 

But isn’t that life

That we pretend we are okay

Even when we are bleeding

And even when we die. 

It was not okay then

And it’s not okay now

That we go on living

And talking in our sleep. 

Others have come and gone

And some are crushed along the way

Left for dead in a ditch

Broken, burned, and beaten.  

Crushed by opposing forces

Either planned or accidental

Sheered off by a confluence of interests

Saved up, 

Over time.

I am tired

And I am alone

Even in a perfect tall building

High above the street.

A building full of lost souls

On their way to destruction

Unaware and unconscious

In the middle of the day. 

The street is bustling

As people walk, side by side

Dissecting everything

Except what matters most.    

You can believe a lie

But that does not make it true

A jarring juxtaposition

Sacred and vile. 

The time for apologies

Is almost up

And the time to decide

Is now.