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DENIAL ---- Dedicated to Henry Rollins who gave me the subject matter to write this one about - so I did ,he liked it and gave it and me his blessing. I have massive admiration for him in taking his time to suggest and spend time, he did not have to -- but he did. Thank You Henry.


I know it was me , but I will blame you
I will look away ,hey the traffics bad
Changing the subject
I know I am sad

I don’t know what denial is
Never heard of it
Don’t want to know about it
Never saw it or have been affected by it

Suffer silently , pay a secret penance
Don’t even understand it but I win - through ignorance and fear
Or highly educated thoughts, very clear
Tell someone something ,but it isn’t me , it cant be

Scapegoat, projection, mental rejection
Let me embrace you with cruelty’s affection

The actors never made it so I played all the parts
I was amazing - shame you all missed it
When kings ,queens and lovers took over the world
Answer to no one - red carpet unfurled

Why is the carpet red?, is it stained by my actions or the lifes work of others
Your sage production, explanation astute
But not today , I am deaf and mute.

Run in a minefield with eggshell triggers
Deny the explosion, you must do - it figures
Still I cant believe how perfect I am, when everyone else makes such a mess
I have never had anything to confess…….
I deny everything unless it is true
The truth meaning me and no, no , not you.

Still the world champion at hide and seek.

You’ll never find me unless I speak.