Erasing what I was
won’t stop who I will be.
Doesn’t change what I am,
living in entropy.
I can see the tears
running down.
I can read the anger
on your face.
This is where two worlds collide,
occupying time and space.
So different, but the same.
We lose our minds.
We go insane.
Trying to be the thing
that we were,
not realizing it’s all been burned.
and all the blood we’ll spill
doesn’t mean a thing
if we don’t think on
what tomorrow brings.
Control the past
and control the present.
Only so if we both stay engaged.
How do I control you in this moment?
Use the past to keep your mind enraged.
While I build some bars around your future,
like a lion locked up in a cage.
If I can use all your time against you,
I can make you feel anything.
We such easy beings
to lead.
Push us, like the herd
towards our feed.
A little persuasion
is all we need.
A little disinformation
plants the seed.
So, I’ve watched you burn my past.
Let you set a fire
in my wake.
I won’t be controlled
by my yesterdays.
Own the here and now.
Nothing you’ve arranged
for me will pan out.
I’ll go my own way.
and I recommend
you do the same.
Stop living
like a lion
in a cage.
DJR – 2023
