Skimming the tea leaves
Removing a match
Burning its book
No home to lay its head
Remember the effigy
Why does the image linger?
No it's not blurry
She relays the information back
Faceless, a temptress, she screeches the sermon
Who do I listen to?
Who gives instruction?
Who leads this tether?
Who gains from all of this?
Who do I listen to?
Who gives instruction?
Who leads this tether?
Who gains from all of this?
Cleared my plate, but forced to sit at the table
Water evaporates and so do you
Overlapped
Mottled
By the
Unwanted
Vanished
I've
Fizzled out
Ignore the rasp in my cries; plead so loud I've lost my voice