Suggest a hint of anguished delay Once was fastened to your doorstep, at bay Amusing in its fragile, furrowed costume To people that scoff the lesser away Lock away the bizarre, and regret zero? And don’t notice the key tucked away, Hidden behind the swelling haziness That cries out eternally, its unanswered sigh Dire selfishness, in a world that leaks itself of all The earth is bruised, we all seem sore Trying to hastily filter out the misguided Even now, it seems, even more Mourning at daybreak, Awake, a tremor Mislaid memory, impairs itself further The aged hands of time, desire to assist And I struggle to ignore, even then, even more The stinging, sweetly singing, A duet upon my mind, awaiting a decision What to do, what to believe To abscond from thee thoughts But not now, farewell current Shower down upon, at your wish Always ever, twisted never And I respect how you pour over, Never droning, nor whirling, But at your thought, turning too faintly, Too gently to be real