Favor & Fiction

Measuring miles
stretching arms across the floor
It makes you wonder what you need all that carpet for
Leaving the patterns of your evenings beneath your feet
Existing on repeat
Face to the glass from inside looking out
A window’s view from outside looking down
Hiding your health from those around the house
King and his crown
Crown’s hanging upside down
I made sure you were sedated
Agreed to carry you across town
And imagined you like new
nodding off to the hum of a false alarm
I’m too uptight to believe half the things I hear
I’ll spin a trip to intensive care
A waiting room
patience wearing thin
Breathe out and breathe in
Prescribe a prescription of favor and fiction
I made sure you were sedated
Agreed to carry you across town
And imagined you like new
nodding off to the hum of a false alarm
I relayed that you’re sedated
I tried to carry you across the room but stalled
You were sprawled out and reckless
Seemingly weak but convincingly strong
It seems that everything is wrong