19 October 2012

i saw myself as them neutral in some ways but threatening in others



i saw myself as them
neutral in some ways
but threatening in others

before i took the big trip east
and that was well before you called the police
and before the court involved itself
i spent a lot more time close to the vest

you see
when you see it
and when you feel it
are two different things

the wind blows cold
you know
up on the niagara river
up above the snow
 from the southern tier
and that’s all about
868 miles away from here

but anyway
as i started to say
when you called the police
and told them it was you
that was beating me
when you told them
to stop you
and said
    all serene

‘that man isn’t any good
for anything’

you said it            like it was a relief
like your bitterness
was more than just belief
like you were somehow more
than                     just
a thief


we know better by now
it’s true
we know better by far
me
         and
you