Turn The other cheek Good intentions Never reformed Sun lit In the backdrops Phantom applause Menaces in a bundle One hit wonder Pulsating reruns Turn the thermostat Off already Reiterating clauses Like a ballad You canβt get outta your mind Stuck completely In itβs clutches In the shallow Graves that Chewed me up Spit back out to the surface On the hunt for my survival Eyes rolling Shenanigans powerful A smugness Without boundaries You did your homework Stalked me to the ends of the earth And did whatever you saw fit Full transparency My manuscript Was written By a two faced traitor A stealer of dreams Stalker of hope They stole the words From right out Underneath me Finding Clarity no more smokey gloom Teleprompter goes dark in due time