The Darker Side of Poetry
The Man in the Background
The man in the backgrounds paranoia soon begins to grow
Multicoloured and standing out in a black and white world
Yet still feeling invisible and ignored
He see's threatening eyes are all on him
Leaving him tortured by the unreal stares
The man in the background reads the minds of the masses
Predictive thinking at its worst
Believing this whirlwind of hate and aggression
A poison in the air
The man in the background see's everyone's move before its made
His line of defence programmed and ready for any confrontation
He must now show no fear to those that whisper and stare
The man in the background seeks a reassuring smile from anywhere around
As contradiction now starts to multiply
Glimmers of afterthoughts that this is partially paranoia and insecurity
Are soon knocked out by one persons overbearing tone
So now the planning begins again
A vicious circle needing to be broken
For this main attraction feeling to finally end
Multicoloured and standing out in a black and white world
Yet still feeling invisible and ignored
He see's threatening eyes are all on him
Leaving him tortured by the unreal stares
The man in the background reads the minds of the masses
Predictive thinking at its worst
Believing this whirlwind of hate and aggression
A poison in the air
The man in the background see's everyone's move before its made
His line of defence programmed and ready for any confrontation
He must now show no fear to those that whisper and stare
The man in the background seeks a reassuring smile from anywhere around
As contradiction now starts to multiply
Glimmers of afterthoughts that this is partially paranoia and insecurity
Are soon knocked out by one persons overbearing tone
So now the planning begins again
A vicious circle needing to be broken
For this main attraction feeling to finally end
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The Man in the Background
The Man in the Background