A request
So simple and yet
It's so hard to expect
Anything more than what I've asked
You can fool me for a while
Longer but no longer
Than I let you have the best of me for the worst of reasons
I can humor one more chance
In exchange for something true
You create the circumstance
But don't take me for a fool
There's only so long I can hold my breath
And I'm not convinced
That there's no other out but the other
I shudder to think about
And I'd like to think
That this time is less forgettable than you've decided
No other thoughts frequent my mind
Quite as troubling as this peace that I could not find
Well I hope you got what you came here for
Another trophy on your shelf
I could blame you for this misery
But I brought it on myself