Not Like Before

Same old problems and situations yet for some reason... something is different this time... hmmmmmm?

 

She clutched her sadness

yet remained above depression

she reran her story to her friend

venting didn’t ease her stress

again love had come close

and life chased it away

this time his love surpassed hers

yet the distance turned all to dismay

usually laughter and dance cured all

past lovers faded and all tears stall

but this one was different

and not like before

 

He screamed at his wife

and repeated his side

she couldn’t possibly be serious

so he calmed down and sighed

how many times had this fight replayed

as if in ‘making it work’ this was his first try

or this was the only point he’s ever made

“I never knew that, baby”

Maybe she lied…

his disbelief and distress left him spent and fried

usually a video game and a few beers cured all

her voice would taper off or a friend he’d call

but this time was different

and not like before

 

Mondays, meetings, and bills

these highlight may days 

motivate my chills

I drone along my daily path

of debt-infested math

and manage still to joke and laugh

at the level of my plight

though I stress the details

stress the grind, still I find that

my situ’ is not that threatening

not that intense or frightening

typical family wisdom isn’t even enlightening

yet the way I am still unsettles my lunch

can’t stomach the status my life seems to touch

cause now my life’s different

and not like before