Distinguish instinct from conditioned reflexes. Distinguish between looks of ignorance or guilt. Are they the same? No, but still we put the effort aside. Realize that it runs so deep it can’t always remain hidden. Realize that words are masks that tend to be weak. Chip away the mold of my past mistakes. You and I have to refuse to accept what we’ve been told is good enough, it’s not. Show me the things you miss, the things I miss - the things I let slide. Where are we? Misled and trapped. We got here together - separated again. Sometimes we’re both blind. It’s not fair at all - it’s not fair to me. I’m trying so hard - where does that leave me? Fucking PC police - invalidate me. Fuck I know I have to - put down your ego and listen. Kill my reactions: interrupt, belittle condescend. Deprogram my thoughts: weak, slut, home-wrecking whore. Respect what you could never feel. Can’t polish the surface when the underside is so rotten I can smell the hypocrisy. Nothing has changed because I’m caught in the headlights of my false ideals, Keeping me rooted in the same place. I’m unaware of how we can both open our eyes and move.