Dontchathink people are simple?
I mean, have you seen TV
where people seem easy to please,
a little too perfect
with their white teeth, clean hair
and high-end designer clothing?
Maybe it’s a ‘me’ thing,
an ego trip like a flicked switch
in the darkness;
all I know is
my life is not the life
they’re living.
My life isn’t complicated;
I wake up and work
and try not to live a lie
in silence.
Still,
silence is golden,
and I’m holding on
for a silent,
some sort of euphoria
you can drink like water
and absorb it.
This isn’t profound
or high-brow;
this is lowest common denominator
like the way your friends hold you
as you soldier on.
This is a silent song
about the meds that I’m on.
About the Poet
Dane Cobain (High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK) is an independent poet, musician and storyteller with a passion for language and learning.
When he’s not in front of a screen writing stories and poetry, he can be found working on his book review blog or developing his website,www.danecobain.com. His debut novella, No Rest for the Wicked, was released in the summer of 2015.
