Ancient Insult

Broken slumber, wide awake
I recognize the sound and shape
Penetrate injury and tear into the healing skin
Perfect phrasing. Perfect speech
Ancient insult thrown again
Why’s it got to be this way?
Even in the long run they’re after me I can’t deter it
How do I abandon this?
Silence doesn’t seem to cut off the words or kill the feeling
Can I make my stand now?
I don’t want to take the bait
But it’s a blatant lie that I’ve vanquished my enemy
Revert to a different me where I am
Still afraid of change
Transforming my certainty into
A churning storm of shame
Caught off guard, so confused
So surprised to see your face
Speak my weakness. Let it loose
The same old tactics here at play
Why’s it got to be this way?
Even in the long run they’re after me I can’t deter it
How do I abandon this?
Silence doesn’t seem to cut off the words or kill the feeling
Can I make my stand now?
I don’t want to take the bait
But it’s a blatant lie that I’ve vanquished my enemy
Why’s it got to be this way?
Even in the long run they’re after me I can’t deter it
How do I abandon this?
Silence doesn’t seem to cut off the words or kill the feeling
Can I make my stand now?
I don’t want to take the bait
But it’s a blatant lie that I’ve vanquished my enemy