A Beast

I do not speak of the ache in my shoulders
They bear the burdens I dearly need paid for
You have your own
Deep in the folds of your cynical mind like mice
I have been bit by them two times or thrice
And the skin on my hand became tough to the touch
Now they sleep deeply, I oil the crease in my palm
And in all my dreams I’m more careful than kind
Keep my two hands clean and my tongue
I dared you and dared you to fool me twice
I’d pay any price to be right
'Cause you didn’t speak until it got real bad
You didn’t speak then you broke what you had
Let time run it’s course
I never could forget
But I’ll forgive like a dog
Somewhere in my bones
These wounds they make their homes
I keep by the door
How can a man ignore these damn scars
I knew a girl who made of the world
'Cause the light that she wears takes more eyes than is fair
She holds the weight of a heart
And I saw her love and read her lover’s love
She burned red, I turned green
Did I know anything?
Push came to shove
It wasn’t enough, we know nothing
'Cause he didn’t speak until it got really bad
He didn’t speak
Time run its course
I never could forget
But I’ll forgive like a dog
Somewhere in my bones
These wounds they make their homes
I keep by the door
How can a man ignore these damn scars
How long can a man ignore these damn scars