I just can't stand this state of silence
Frozen with a tome to say
Insecurity rules the day
Left with a sarcastic quip
Because I'm scared
As you know what.

Thought I passed the test
What was studied intensely
Was forgotten as quickly
Means to a selfish end
Just to make you proud
When the truth told
I was an insignificant flea
Flying unnoticed in a crowd
Strength is my weakness
If I had a drink or two
My nerves would be calm
But my feelings wouldn't be real
Fake, phony, a damn farce
Buried along with funny noses and crooked teeth
What you see is what you get
Whether that's refreshing
Or so damn depressing
Guess it depends on what planet
You're inhabiting today
Guess what I'm trying to say is
Fear is a cadaver that stabs us repeatedly
It can't kill you
If you didn't have a soul in the first place
Yet I smile
Nod and wink
Like a mute
But unlike me
They can't help
They were born that way
I'm the reverse
For the hearse will be coming eventually
An empty space
For a lonely ride
Last respects paid
But nobody says goodbye...

Still have time to alter this fate...

P-Sep 10, 2007/Bowling Green