Thursday, November 4, 2010

As a Swing Set

I don’t always have the best intentions
I don’t practice what I preach
I’m addicted to disillusionment
You won’t always get a ‘good morning’
And I find no promise is written in stone

But I’m no eternal pit of gloom
I’m not always terse and uncompromising
I don’t always mean harm
My thoughts aren’t always elsewhere
And sometimes I do give a damn

My face is not a symptom
My writhing hands are not a cue
My tongue is not my mind
If I turn away it’s not a signal
And when I laugh it’s not always funny

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