Taking Paces

I know I said, "be with you in a moment."

I know I did said it with a big smile on my face

I did said it with a hearty joyful tone

But did you look below my waist

Did you pry in through the "help!"-marked windows 

Of my crumbling home

I know I said, "just be a jiffy!"

And that the delay seemed pretty iffy

I know I done made empty promises

With eyes open wide

I know I done testified

I did set intention to get the job underway

But did you ask about what's inside

Did you even ask, "Hey..?"

As though you never knew I lied

I know it's true I signed the dotted line

I done offered you my hand

But did you see my feet down there

Struggling in a drag of quicksand

I didn't follow through, it's true

But what did you do?

OK, sure, I'm being passive aggressive

My struggles are nothing impressive

I should have been straight

Rather than suggestive

Agreed, it not your fault you never knew

But didn't you notice the true tongue of my heart

Glued to my chest by super glue

Plastered under your nose and mine

With hacked up news stories

Words in a collage

"Shame"; "Doubt"; "Silenced"

 "Better keep up the mirage!"

And when you took charge

When you compelled me to uplift 

The futile weight of your sabotage

That mirror was your gift

And so, if I didn't fulfill the tasks

Surely it's cause you set the rules:

"Everyone wear masks."