Futile WishesAsinine. Ignorant. Foolish.Futile Wishes
Synonymous
Yes Years upon years Of people killing and maiming Of laws passed to guarantee Some form of equality
In the background In the undertones The belly of the bigot we call Society It lies It waits
Seething With anger, or hatred Misunderstanding Pain even
It is the racism,
The sexism, The ageism, The Religious intolerance, The xenophobia,
The simple bigotry of humanity
And I for one am tired of it Tired of hearing wet
If only the prom floor . . . If only the prom floor tripped you upIf only the prom floor . . .
Oh so pleased, new friend, dressed up, feelin fine A black and pale reflection for your own A caring ear and fractured past, whoa oh, but nothing can touch you now But the dream falls away, nothing hurts like today And while the reflection rages on, your make up is smeared on your face
And you’re sick to your bones, betrayed, cut your hair Spread it all over her bed So you’re always more lonely when “she” comes around The radio’s been drowned , let her win, she’s stolen the trophy away Aired your
I'm SorryShe gets dressed in the morning After staying out all night Blasting music to drown out the world Eyes downcast, yet always watchingI'm Sorry
A smile creeps upon her face A familiar song Reminds her of home The home she left So she could find herself
Back home the mother goes on Chiding her when possible on the phone Sending constant emails All the while the girl gets lost
The phone rings The girl doesn’t answer The calls go unnoticed for hours at a time When she realizes what happened It’s too late
So she d
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