Priorities confused
Thought process abused
We believe lies because they smell true
Put to the test
They stack and fall like the rest
Left alone they become unquestionable
We believe lies because they smell true
When all is said and done
Night has become Dawn
When asked why
We can only answer
We believed lies because they smelt of true
©Christopher F. Brown 2011
Have you ever felt like
you woke up
and were surrounded by fog?
In that fog
you saw shadows of things and people
and heard sounds the same,
but when you reached out,
to touch,
to feel,
you could not.
When you strained to listen
because you could only hear,
you still could not comprehend.
How do you relate to a shadow?
How do you explain sounds unclear?
I think it would make you question yours
and the definition of
sanity.
Just to make sure you and it matched.
I think it would make you question
maybe you were the shadow.
But then it would be up to you to determine true or faux.
Asking a shadow that you can’t hear if you are the same does not make sense.
Maybe they are surrounded by the same fog,
maybe the same mist.
To them
you are the mumbling shadow;
you might not really exist.
Have you ever felt like you understood
Alone?
©Christopher F. Brown 2009
What are you hiding behind?
The many words in the many books you’ve read. The lyrics you pour into your ears then repeat back slightly out of key. Sometimes a joke or two, or the smile they are meant to bring.
What are you hiding behind?
I use to use an intimidating face and muscles. I now use the very opposite, strangely it works just the same.
Some like the rain because it hides their tears.
For a while, a brief while, I was able to use money and the big home, but not the fancy car.
I personally hid a long time but now I’m open, now I’m naked.
It’s funny what you see when you realize you’re standing naked in a soul tundra with only a mirror as company
What are you hiding behind?
©Christopher F. Brown 2009
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