Serene Illusion

Paddle past the shallows Lonely yet not alone One wolf can't survive Let alone get her on the phone Stereotypes can't save me from the gallows They'll push me from the roof at dusk As nightmares roam boulevards of my brain What frightens me is a popular refrain Masses dream in ignorant indifference Enough to make me shout Pout scream! Wake 'em from this dream To see if the ads' serene scenes Are real or just obscene Time moves faster now Out of school and dodging every disaster They smile at the fool Numb and dumb Can't tie shoes while chewing gum I can't free them from their shackles Too snug beneath the faceless thumb The floating head the prophet martyred They paint the cave walls red With rejected truth where's the proof? Can you use the space to show your work? She may lack personality But damn the girl can twerk