Leave Unwell Enough Alone

Could you recover
A lost forever
Walk the crooked mile
Do you remember
The latest tether
The broken jaw that said goodbye

Footsteps unfallen
Sarcastic intervention
Each breath not taken
Kills unwanted conversation

Your latest endeavor
Misguided behavior
Connections re-severed
Burned bridges lead me home
Lack of substance
Bear witness
No evidence
Pure circumstance
Leave unwell enough alone
Footsteps unfallen
Sarcastic intervention
Each breath not taken
Kills unwanted conversation

Twilight fades
Into disarray
Where the quiet lights
Smother what’s left of this town
Sirens and fights
Barrel fires burn the night
Dawn awaits
To cover the ashes and flush it all down
Twilight fades
Where dawn awaits
And I’ve never seen the shadows look more proud

Could you recover
A lost forever
Misguided behavior
Brings me here again

I’m lost here in this place
With no chance for escape
Without a hope or prayer
I’ll find some peace some day
Accept that it decays
Learn to navigate
Born to live then die anyway
Find some solace in the space between

Recognize it’s futile fantasizing
Shut me down
Don’t fail to patronize me

Footsteps unfallen (Destructive addiction)
Sarcastic intervention
Each breath not taken (A subtle re-invention)
Kills unwanted conversation
Disguised requisition
Push me, push me off the edge