Shadows

So what if I decide to let my cape free? Who would escape me?

Would the world seem more "PC" if it had an escape

Key.

Who's fixed on trying to break me? How far are they willing take me?

Perhaps you'll believe more in this sleeping giant once you

Wake me.

A "Life on the Rocks" has led me to leaving no stone

Unturned,

The ball is my court, but who's to say when it needs to be

Adjourned?

Certain trials by fire will only result in a cold case,

New flavors have done a good job of disguising the old

Taste.

Slandering eyes remained glued as if I sold

Paste,

Trash talking amongst mouths that shouldn't hold

Waste.

Being given the third degree caused my burned

Skin,

When will I apply the knowledge that I learned

Then?

Am I a product of the institute that I learned

In?

Hello darkness, it is I again, just a confused and concerned

Friend.

I'm surrounded by free spirits still seeking soul

Custody,

Sneaking a peek at something no one else is in a rush to

See.

If I appear "trigger happy" could we shoot the

Breeze?

If this is the Year of the Dog shall I recruit the

Fleas?

Your predictions were more further off than I

Estimated,

Trying to get a rise out of me, are you surprised that things

Escalated?

My heart beats to the rhythm of a sore

Chest,

I won't know its at full capacity till I try to invite more

Guests.

Am I only as good as my last mistake?

How am I suppose to find my footing during this lasting

Quake?

Mastered the language of "Minimum Wage" is it time I speak

"Salary"?

Perhaps I'm the only painting without a forged signature in this

Gallery.