Wine To Conceal

You thought you caught that vivid fragility
Withering strings, sewn so carelessly
But the tension held no weight
Just the ghost… left of what you sought
Humility’s the one thing you never brought


Keep it cool, no words, but we both knew the hurt
Wine to smoulder, wine to conceal


Elusive, so frivolous in your theme
Guess I was your pride, stitched in a tailored suit
Clouds echo words of tomorrows sorrow
Freedom is a holiday— here’s your parachute
But treason’s too acute, still tracing reasons I loved you


Keep it cool, no words, but we both knew the hurt
Wine to smoulder, wine to conceal


I kept myself afloat, keeping us together
You kept us together, in a way it didn’t matter
Joined affection turned to infliction
Visions dissolved in your indecisions
Separated, but the silence built a wall
Depression, depleted—still I crawl