Gracious

Found some direction along your lines of least concession

Paved red with me by your best intents like you're so much better off

Indifferential, your appraisal of potential

Glad you found a wise investment

Tell me what it's worth

No consolation

No severance, just shoddy explanations

Masquerading as confessions

Like I haven't heard it all

It's crawling up my chest

When I finally cough it out

Can I be blessed?

I'll turn the knob now

Like your twisted truth

And wonder which you'd rather use

Oh, gracious, you're keeping your clench upon my shoulder

So gracious to spare me a rearview of what comes after

Till I carve my own path here

For a tail, that's good as gated

I try to cover my trail

Did I drift out of line, or did I learn my limits here?

Not to step back now, but I see a loss

When you reminded of struggles toward the cause

Toward the cause

No, listen here now, motherfucker

I'll tell you when the final word's been said

Back turned to your mission now

Like the whole thing was jettisoned

You swore it would make sense

Even now, we're still trying to

You'd swore I'd find solace indifferent

Appraisals to join suit

Oh, gracious, you've kept your clench upon my shoulder

So gracious, sparing me a rearview of what comes after

You swore it would make sense

Your far-flinging fictions

You said that my closet would harbor the skeletons you're tired of holding to

There's no need to convince me

Of what I already know

Why aim for extinction?

You'll never lose 'em all