Not Looking Away

Propelled by fumes
My exhalation
Sickle cell hopes for concentration
Like a hero in a horror story
Like a leprous cold
So common
To think that what happens
Ain't meant to be.

So don't you see?
With pillars for teeth
Wasting energy on wasting away
Ensures formality.

Oh, the wrist-wrapping
Finger-tapping
Way we watch the passing
Force control
The amalgamation of a shaky foundation
And love, love, love
Lost and taken
How will we make it to the station
Of safety.

So take all necessary measures
No one ever has to know
Take all necessary measures
No one ever has to know
She's given up
We've given up
And no one ever has to know
Slid substance from the table
They don't ever want to know

You want the lights flashing
You want the windows crashing in
You want my heart to fill with sand
To tell you that I understand

Don't you yet see?
What you want ain't meant to be
Through three times
Creation
Our will is proof.