The Shouldn’t-Have-Been

Somewhere In The Middle Of Everywhere

Between the said And the unsaid Lurks The thick-skinned Daring truth Clear-eyed Proud And confident No validation Required

Happy ignored wholesome alone Sure to last out And outlast The said And the unsaid

Between the living And the dead Rests The living dead Slipping, sipping Yesterday’s forgotten

Tomorrow’s dismembered Uncensored Unendorsed Taking space Biding time Mourning selves

Between the good And the bad Crawls The not so good The not so bad The prosaic And tasteless

The bland character Unstressed and unstrained Lying in the shadows Fading off, losing steam

And somewhere In the middle Of everywhere Lies The shouldn’t have-been

Obtrusive, unaesthetic Coarse and primal Needing refinement Waiting realignment

Drab, disordered Our world indeed All the pores bleed

Between the said And the unsaid Still beam The bright eyes Of proud Truth

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