excuse me

politely whispered
attracts no attention
if only you could here my plea
if only you could see me

t.v. blaring in twilight hours
will not cleanse
a paper cup filled with your life
is my baptism
bathe me with your soul's tongue
purge my thoughts with your darkened words
pure knowledge breeds
pure thought
touch my head and see with my eyes
feel the walls close in around you
my closet of bland white walls
can't bind you as it does me
for you the room expands
taking in the moon's glowing kiss
casting shadows to caress your loneliness
as my blanched room burns my eyes
the stark white leaving me cold and hard
my head spins
slamming into the concrete forgiveness