I’m exhilarated by the slow tide, the acoustic strum
The sofa sit and sink and numb bum
Blood rushes at the brushes of ink into letter
And fucking hell, a deep conversation
Nothing’s better
Let’s discuss the abstract
Let’s philosophise how the trees breathe
How when no one’s died
We still feel grief
How when you hold a blade of grass
Between your teeth
It whistles like some women sing
Why the bitter memory of an old friend’s kiss
Can actually taste disgusting
You came to my couch
Poured something out
Before you could leash your tongue
To its typical etiquette
It’s not always about betterment
Some things are vile
And vile is needed for gorgeous to succeed
Nervous to proceed
Do you follow orders or take lead?
Do you do one and wish you did the other?
Firm it for heaven at the finish line
Or wallow in whatever it is you suffer?
It can just be cups of tea
And packs of biscuits
One day mortgage free
Always living within life’s limits
Big wedding day
And all the babies christened
Applauded because you coloured within the lines
Took the advice, didn’t just listen
But some of us are born to break those rules
In any little ways that suit us
Knocked back too many times
And heal by picking at its brute crust
Waiting to dig into the truth
Dig into the meaning
Some measure happiness as what they’ve done
To others it’s just a feeling
When we’re all following our own rebellion
We fail at organic connection
And forcing your morality
Will achieve nothing more than rejection
Sometimes the easy way is easy for a reason
Getting guidance from a textbook
The news feeding which way you’re leaning
Clocking in and clocking out
Cooking the same meal with the same seasoning
Shit the same hour, shave and shower
Wear whatever clobber’s fit for donkeys
You say you’ll never be happy
But what if you’re unlocking life
With the wrong key?
Proud of your aversion
Proud of your idiosyncratic path
Figured out how to keep the wallet fat
And the relationships to last
Own your own house, own your own business
Walk the dog at the weekend
And when you get a spare minute
Pop down and see your friends
So what exactly is different
To what everyone else has done?
I know you prioritise progress over fun
Admirable your determination
The world lacks what you exude
But without love and joy
All these things are so easy to lose
I can see it on your horizon
See you teeter at the open door
You know something is missing here
You just can’t figure out what you need more
Maybe you’re prowess for individuality
Can fix this in a way never done before
Because when you take that moment to pause
And stare up at the branches
It’s like what you keep at bay
Suddenly avalanches
It sprays all up the walls
And it spills into the carpets
Until you’re completely drenched
Feeling every hair on your body dancing
The phone will ring and you’ll snap out of it
Back to the grind, the sweat
But that tree will keep on growing
Sowing seeds and blowing breath.
by Lyric Deep.
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