Slip and Fall

Mockingbird                                                  2/25/2016                                

It is a long day

And it drags upon the soul

As we, the wounded walk

Dragging the past

Behind us. 

We have waited

But nothing has worked

As the tentacles of evil

Slither in every crevice

And corrupt every man.

We were hurt

And we were stabbed

Cut down in the middle of the day

Half way finished

And almost done.

Our plans upended

And our insides pulled out

Left to bleed in a ditch

And die all alone. 

We were mocked

And we were abused

By the smug and the shallow

The merciless and the cruel.

I tried to wash it away

And I tried hard to forget

But in the end

It is a useless heartbreak. 

Life hurts

And convenient lovers

Will crush your spirit

Happy in the sun

And gone in the night. 

Many have died

And many have suffered

Drowning in despair

All for nothing

But dust in the wind.  

Our hands are tied

And our kindness abused

As we watch

With our mouths wide open

The treachery and the hate.

I look at them

But they never knew me at all

Small, smug, and hateful

Doomed, dumb and dead.

The liar will lie

Just like he always has

Hiding behind walls

To pick us apart.

Giving only to take

And loving only to steal

Soulless, empty,

Arrogant, and vain. 

We have heard the words

But how often, have we learned?

Not just the beginning

But all of it

Word for word.

In due time

Their foot will slip

Destined to die

And destined to fail.