People can say
What they want
But when the stars
Align in your houses
And come knocking
On the door
To unlock
The subconscious
And dark places
Where safely
You kept
And locked
Away
Dark feelings…
Inviting them
To come out and
Play
Before Solstice Day…
Knowing the planets
Are playing havoc
Doesn't make it
Any easier
Though it does make it
More understandable
Even if those
Around you
Have no idea
I must keep
Mine to myself.
Like a train wreck
I can't stop it
From happening
Nor can I stop
Watching it happen.
Things that were
Once a grain of sand
Become planks
In eyes…
Mine mostly…
And the world
Is blind trying
To lead me off
The cliff of best intentions.
Meanwhile the heavens
Watch from on high
The comedy of errors.
I know I am
The projection screen
For Mercury
Knowing this
Is of little help
With hurt feelings
I know myself
I know my worth
I know my value
So I have no
Problem debasing
Myself for a friend's
Sake…
Or their mother
Or any number
Of people
Who need to
See it to feel
Better about
Themselves.
The Green Goblin
Is right
Everyone loves
To see a hero fall…
But they also
Like to see them
Get back up,
Because it encourages
Them
To do the same.
So while I am
Sorry for
The misunderstanding
I know it serves
Its purpose
And so must I.
