Not Compromised

Not Compromised

You look at me as though I am insane

Your eyes full of disdain

The silent judgment is obvious and plain

Feel like I'm standing in the cold rain,

You’re paranoid of me but I have nothing to gain

The lack of trust you can’t explain

You can’t look at reality in another frame

In this world of confusion all remains the same,

An embargo on the truth across the land

It seems Satan has his mark on every hand

Few realize or attempt to understand

The wind scours the footprints in the sand,

Battle lines have been drawn

Fragile dreams of the ghosts at dawn

All hopes and dreams for many are now gone

But, this desire in me for the truth lives on,

Don’t they understand you can’t extinguish fact?

You can’t ignore the truth with an act

Lies may be an art but they’re not exact

How many more fabrications will they enact?

Young lions become wounded survivors

With the stealth of deep sea divers

“Bartender, another Screwdriver!”

I’ve known too many connivers,

Who is deserving of this fate?

I’ve asked this question of late

As the illusion of life dissipates

What did the creator actually create?

Your own beautiful monster sits by your side

You made the mistake of taking her for a ride

Now there’s contempt and infidelity you can’t hide

Some resort to cyanide,

Oh, Lord forgive us all

We’ve fallen victim to the rain in the squall

All of us acting so noble before the fall

You’re all ready for war until you get the call,

The battle scars across the nation

Of lies and political vexation

Of liable, slander, and defamation

The fools are delusional in their fixation,

As for me, there will be no lies

But it’s a painful existence be advised

That reflection in the mirror may seem despised

Perhaps just once I wasn’t compromised.