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