Wanda Swim Strunk - Dirty Kurty

He looks to get high
In the lowest of low places
His world swirls
To a mangled mess
Lighting foil
To burn his midnight oil

I get glimpses
Before the high takes flight
Vanishing the man I once knew

He’s lost to me
He’s lost to you

His charm is a device
To make me think he’s alright
Into thinking I might be wrong
To question my reason
Allowing myself to be seduced
By his cheap song

I get glimpses
Glimmer-y shimmer-y Sparkles
Of who he used to be

He’s lost to you
He’s lost to me

He wastes his genius
On barstool fools and addicts
His self-inflicted dementia
My heart becomes conflicted
It’s hard to look his mother in the eye
And Lie

I get glimpses
I can see remnants of the man
In his worn thin skeleton suit

He lost to me
He’s lost to you

I want to believe his words
I want to hear his song
I want to think he can pull thru
But those things I want
Are just wishes gone wrong

In my mind is a picture
Of him playing guitar and smiling
But behind that beautiful grin are false teeth

He’s lost to you
He’s lost to me

Wanda Swim Strunk

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