recognition

I forgot all the words

To the songs I planned to sing

Of love and giving

For mice and for men

Smoke filled the room

And I gasped for air instead

For freedom and rights

For acceptance of life

In this unlit way

I wanted you to stay

But you left anyway

That’s how it always is

When I am the one

That says what I really think

When I am the one

Who tells you of love