Please don't make me sick again
don't make me breathe in the bitter
thick
exhale of accomplishment
don't let me see the future
and don't
please don't
let me drag you down with me

the sidelines tell a much different story
than the field
the sword tells a great tale,
but so does the shield

yet, we all fall asleep at night alone
don't we?

there is nobody in your dreams to catch you
from falling down the cliff
from breaking your wings in mid flight
from crashing down the bridge

only the killer knows the truth
because he
/she
has learned to see
the truth for what it is

nothing more than a sprawled out
red carpet
waiting for you to step down
all the while
taking you nowhere.