If I could

I spent the coin of lesser men
And then 
In turn
I was spent 
In that
 I learned
it was me 
That was truly 
Less

In the silence I shiver 
An empty animal eyes that don't see
And ears that don't hear
Yet my skin will not be fooled
I feel fast and true the warmth of you
Even if ever changing minds will not commit 
Constantly casting out opposition and opportunities 
In consternation and feathered tips
So soft and increasing in insistence 

The future is perfect because it 
Never delivers you 
Down the road you planned too

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Taken by Lisa Fotios