In the beginning people called you a brick. But you weren’t perturbed
You stripped off weight, revealed svelte contours. Emerged fit.
You added bling. Bells and whistles unimaginable
Not shallow though. Shrewd and calculated
You made yourself valuable. Desirable
Everyone wanted a piece of you. I wanted you.
I got you.
In turn you gifted me everything I wished for. Everything I’d need
You brought me knowledge, broadened my horizons. Exposed me to the world
Sometimes enlightening, sometimes shocking
There was nothing you wouldn’t reveal
You organised my life, gave me direction. Connected me
Provided for my base needs. Oh the sweet ***** ***
But you were aloof
For all that you offered, you were indifferent to the price
For the good there was bad. For freedom, I gave you control
The world cost me community. Truths cost innocence
Exposing, I was vulnerable. Revelations rent me disturbed
As my go-between none could see me but through you
You took my connections and reset them. Manipulated my self-esteem
Self-esteem I relied upon
With you as my medium, misunderstandings became commonplace
Relationships once solid showed cracks
With disconnect you scrutinised these divides, and made them gulfs
Analyses became autopsies, on associations seemingly dead
So be it. I’ve seen enough. I’m too far down this path
I wouldn’t know how to change it. How would I even attempt to?
But I knew once
Maybe the problem is you. Your heavy on me once more, like that brick
I appreciate all that you’ve done for me, but there are some things you can’t
I must wrest back from you my connections with community
The bond with those important to me
You can have the world. It’s fame, flattery, insults and disgrace
I just want you to make a call
I gotta phone a friend
Dec 29, 2017
Dec 29, 2017 at 6:21 PM UTC
In the beginning people called you a brick. But you weren’t perturbed
You stripped off weight, revealed svelte contours. Emerged fit.
You added bling. Bells and whistles unimaginable
Not shallow though. Shrewd and calculated
You made yourself valuable. Desirable
Everyone wanted a piece of you. I wanted you.
I got you.
In turn you gifted me everything I wished for. Everything I’d need
You brought me knowledge, broadened my horizons. Exposed me to the world
Sometimes enlightening, sometimes shocking
There was nothing you wouldn’t reveal
You organised my life, gave me direction. Connected me
Provided for my base needs. Oh the sweet ***** ***
But you were aloof
For all that you offered, you were indifferent to the price
For the good there was bad. For freedom, I gave you control
The world cost me community. Truths cost innocence
Exposing, I was vulnerable. Revelations rent me disturbed
As my go-between none could see me but through you
You took my connections and reset them. Manipulated my self-esteem
Self-esteem I relied upon
With you as my medium, misunderstandings became commonplace
Relationships once solid showed cracks
With disconnect you scrutinised these divides, and made them gulfs
Analyses became autopsies, on associations seemingly dead
So be it. I’ve seen enough. I’m too far down this path
I wouldn’t know how to change it. How would I even attempt to?
But I knew once
Maybe the problem is you. Your heavy on me once more, like that brick
I appreciate all that you’ve done for me, but there are some things you can’t
I must wrest back from you my connections with community
The bond with those important to me
You can have the world. It’s fame, flattery, insults and disgrace
I just want you to make a call
I gotta phone a friend