Rancor

Rancor
By Completely Inadequate

[C.I.]
Voice of reason turned to demon
Quite deceiving that I think I’m even leaving

So what is this? Who I was and who I am are not the same?
There’s cause and effect - am I the one to blame?

Seems so - it seems so ________
The seems sow - hands around ya throat
And I suppose - I should let it go
Shoulders froze and it goes
Tends to loop around ya lobes
And now I’m reaching for the bar you set on tippy toes
Vaudeville cane before the curtains closed
Heavy hearted pain till the love implodes
It’s not that I can’t, this is the just stupid choice I chose

And so it folds
Fear of friction keeps me closed
If you would listen I wouldn’t have to impose
And so it shows - misanthrope - throw the rope - time to choke - this is what I get for having hope?

Tried to let go- yet we cling to the past
Fled from the cold, burn the bridge — needa match
Stuck getting old, there is no turning back
Yet we left this on hold in case we relapse

Time moves in stop motion
Lips lie - mouths wide open
Seldom and not focused
When will I not notice?
Love is just hypnosis
I need a god damn health potion

You see—
I’m running outta hearts —
Is it my turn to play? — cuz I’m itching the marks
Are you running away?— Are we drifting apart?
Yeah, you trained for this race — you had your head start

Lil' Coward can’t face face-to-face, eyes shifting away, feeling oh so misplaced, oh so this my fate, can I do something — change?, or just sit back and wait, man I’m impatient

And still I wouldn’t mind the back and forth forever, it’s better than never, may be worth the endeavor or wasted effort, regardless I recall every memory 'till you called to say “sever me please"

-[C.I.]