Changing words and changing ways
With every whisper the sanity frays
Mumbling incoherent treason
Double edged swords, words and reason

When did everyone start playing this game?
Where did they learn how it goes?
I don’t remember getting the handbook
I don’t remember what everybody already knows
So many friends I thought I had
Carry a use for me
A purpose to fulfill
Everyone gets a piece of the loyalty

Changing words and changing ways
With every move the sanity frays
Losing gambit made in jest
Lost my pieces, failed the test

When did everybody become a stranger?
Where did I become no one?
I don’t remember losing touch
I don’t remember forgetting the sun
So many people I thought I knew
Got lost in the multitude
Another nameless face
Every gray adds to the mood

Changing words and changing ways
With every flinch the sanity frays
Waking up in a foggy fumble
The footing’s changed, falling stumble

© Jennifer Hill 1999