Overlook the small details
Ruin the larger picture
Arrange for no change
Neglect your feelings
Gather some support
Elect the cheat.

When you let someone
in, when you let them love you,
Do you lose yourself?

When you were young, did you
Listen to the stories your
Grandmother told, closely
To the morals they hold and
The lessons they teach.
Did you wonder how far the
Consequences might reach?

My mother once told me I was adorable.
She said so with a light smile and a soft voice.
I was young and impressionable,
And forever thought -I was adorable.

My friend once told me I was pretty.
She said so with a wide smirk and a sour tongue.
I was young and somewhat twiggy
And never thought -I was pretty.

My love tells me I am very beautiful.
He says so with a caring grin and a loving tone.
I am young and quite suitable
And often think -yes, I am beautiful.

Oh Red, White, and Blue;
Haven’t got a clue what you
Stand for anymore.

In the labyrinth of the mind
things are brighter than they seem
but life and truth are not so kind

Memories are hard to find
and when they’re sought they seem to beam
in the labyrinth of the mind

The tricks she played left her blind
and all that was left was hope and dream
but life and truth are not so kind

Her thoughts were often so maligned
yet through the darkness she did gleam
in the labyrinth of the mind

A padded room and thoughts confined
as fate begins to plot and scheme
but life and truth are not so kind

Her games and pain intertwine
and the tears began to stream
but life and truth are not so kind
in the labyrinth of the mind.