No Safe Place

My recollection seems not to serve me anymore Quixotic and naive like so many times before And the world held in our hands was still so far away Like a childhood memory now passed away So as the wolves close in Destroy the ones we could have been A broken heart won’t pierce the veil And when the atmosphere is that same familiar fear Regress or overcome Unwieldily interface and assumed alacrity An unforeseen embrace which lingers interminably Uncaring words and gestures and she turns her face away Somewhere between comportment and regret So as the wolves close in Destroy the ones we could have been A broken heart won’t pierce the veil And when the atmosphere is that same familiar fear Regress or overcome And as we cling to our traditions Just what do we expect? Decide another course pursue forever Protect your precious heart from the undertow Unfettered and released from the irons of privilege The stars are burning hot this time