Traitor - Richard Buckner

You woke up too late but know what they thought
While you were waiting for the strangers that had gone
Somewhere to stay together apart
Where everyone traded as they faded in the dark
Caught in the lights they couldn't show through
And just beyond they'd always known you
Would give it away even as dust
Falling just out of frame leaving everything untouched
Held and returned
Who did you cry to
Was someone else too close to find
You sold what you'd saved woke where you'd lie
And said what they wouldn't say to the shadows in the night
Left in your place and still lashing out
Coming to life to make you finally live it down
O watch that temper now
Is it worth it wasted
How far will you get