exonerated

Screaming in unison, drowning in sound
Out of control and empty-handed
There was nothing to salvage,
I was the one who dissolved
And I was the collateral damage

Obedient and intimidated,
Folding for the thousandth time
Didn’t you love to see me come undone?

Everything discredited in a day
I held out my hands, asking for answers,
A holy communion
Didn’t you love to see the world burn?

This is a formality,
Because I know you miss me where you are

Now, I am disarmed and earnest
An architect with a white flag
Parachuting from heaven, a god on standby
No longer begging for validation

I am scared of your reality
But I open my eyes when I see the sun
Running from the past, chasing the future

I am at peace with the things I’ve done
Marching forward day after day

Exonerated