Too ruggedly pristine to be real Can truths be told in the flash of a glimpse Trying to fight my mind While it stirs these moments into fiction Shock turned splendor from the instant A simple phrase was exchanged I try so hard not to drift away Fantastic color ballads float Preening as they go Asking myself half-hearted questions Knowing full well the answer will not be the means If morality is vanity I'm a simple peasant Caressing milky gazes Thawing out frozen fingertips Thrown at the mercy yet again Of a flow undetected in our state Meditate on mediocracy Hypocritical response Yesterday's remorse is buried I am anew Take it as you wish