Misplaced Loyalty

It seems I missed all that fortune and fane

When you look in their eyes it all seems the same

Can't quite remember from where I came

Not quite sure about my name,

Seems there are lost memories to explore

Echoing from far offshore

I often wonder should I care anymore

Some will ask, what is this life for?

There’s a sea of infinity out there

I sometimes fall into it during nightmares

Tumbling in free fall but who cares?

Strolling by blushing faces and eyes that stare,

Trying to arrive at the truth they overlook

Fools who can’t think much less cook

Society’s protected class of crooks

Blind to the knowledge from books,

Behold, the predictable outcome of man

Perhaps even before the end of my lifespan

I’m just not part of the elite clan

But, I have decoded their diabolical plans,

I wondered if I had stumbled upon a goddess

A soul that I could caress

A mysterious creature to undress

Extracting me from this earthly mess,

The illusion faded like a mist

The fork tongued serpent now hissed

Damage control failed and the ship began to list

I bobbed in the water remembering when we kissed,

The liquid passage of time

Flowing eternally as the clock chimes

As I piece together this rhyme

I feel like I’ve crossed that fine line,

Crossing over into forbidden territory

Before I can even tell my story

As they carve new idols deep in their quarries

For the sake of misplaced glory and loyalty