Saving Face

A woman should never give more than she needs

especially when she takes less than she bleeds

what was the wrong answer, the right one, the left

so many voices, I'm stagnant, I'm deaf.

When given a task to earn a living,

this place, this thing, this air, this land,

this world will expect to give more than you're giving

wanting, wishing, waiting in hand.

Nothing is harder

than living a fight.

A fight where you know you can beat all the hype

My God, the word wreaks of a hundred different lights.

How can I give when I am left raw.

My enemies taunt me as if I am flawed,

giving, wanting, wishing, waiting,

seeing, loving, having, craving.

I'd like to show you two-by-two,

or take you out for drinks and food.

No matter the number, symbol, the key,

the answer is always in front of me.

When given a task to earn a living,

this place, this thing, this air, this land,

this world will expect to give more than you're giving

wanting, wishing, waiting in hand.

The time that "tiks" on every clock

is an adequate "tik" to every "tok".

Evening, morning, even dawn

supplies you with what can go wrong.

In the night, we do not know

since we are gone asleep.

We race like sleuths through the night

to find ourselves at peace.

How can I give when I am left raw.

My enemies taunt me as if I am flawed,

giving, wanting, wishing, waiting,

seeing, loving, having, craving.

Nothing is harder

than living a fight

a fight where you know you can beat all the hype

My God, the word wreaks of a hundred different lights.

When given a task to earn a living,

this place, this thing, this air, this land,

this world will expect to give more than you're giving

wanting, wishing, waiting in hand.

A woman should never give more than she needs

especially when she takes less than she bleeds

what was the wrong answer, the right one, the left

so many voices, I'm stagnant, I'm deaf.