Duple

I could say I didn’t see it coming — but that would be a lie.
I have felt it closing in — sight upon the high.
Missing every beat — purposeful shift of the feet.

~But you’re still there.~

I would be a fool to think — I was the one in control.
Unheeded messages — beginning to take its toll.
Everyday doubt — blinds ability to see.
I’m reminded by the way — this isn’t me.
Relieving darkness — inside my head.
Waking pieces — from the dead.

~But you’re still there.~

If I understood it all — this would be over right?
Eyes wide open — staring at the night.
Head to the clouds — heart to the ground.
Dicrotic waves — filling the sound.

~But you’re still there.~

Velocity attracting — sing a new creed.
Sinners have a past — life shifting on a breeze.
Calm the fears — creeping in again.
Pieces of me — leaving with the wind.

~But you’re still there~

It’s not as violent — of an upheaval anymore.
Visually stimulating — masses with the lore.
Nothing can be — without cost.
Which way are you going — if you’re already lost?

~But you’re still there.~

Staying under the lights — only fools the self.
They all can see — what you keep on the shelf.
No light without dark — no in without out.
Selling false secrets — biggest mouth gets the clout.

~But you’re still there.~

Electrifying dulled flames.
Still holding heads of shame.
Shells for the souls — still wandering the grounds.
Touch the waves — swimming in the sound.
Filling the noise — with colors of the spectrum.
Miss the beat — collect the breadcrumbs.
Higher moments — closing gaps of time.
Organize the messages — flooding the mind.

~You’re always there.~

▪️Talitha▪️