The Use of Sorrow: roundelay

What’s the use in all this crying
and a slow descent to madness
because our illusions, dying,
strip away the veil of gladness
we spend our lifetime denying,
just to wallow in our sadness?

Because our illusions, dying,
strip away the veil of gladness,
give us reasons to stop trying
and give up on the whole business
we spend our lifetime denying,
just to wallow in our sadness.

Give us reasons to stop trying
and we succumb to the madness,
selling out in hopes of buying
something more than a betweenness
we spend our lifetime denying
just to wallow in our sadness.

Selling out in hopes of buying
something more than a betweenness,
we free fall but think we’re flying
through the clouds, beyond the blackness
we spend our lifetime denying
to not wallow in our sadness.

27 Jun 2025

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