Washed Hands

There’s nothing worse than knowing

exactly what to do

when to do it means to

give up something

you dreamed of for so long

but the dream was never really yours

and for some time you’ve suffered

not wanting to admit

that it was never meant to be

To sever even the smallest string

that ties two souls together

and cast away the feeling

that once made you whole again

but now only brings anxiety

and sadness for what might have been

The time to leave it all behind

has long since come and gone,

and there was never anything

worth the price you keep on paying

Caught up in illusion

unwilling to see through it all

to realize you made yourself

into the laughing stock

It’s time to cut the cord

before you strangle yourself with it.

She’s long since washed her hands of it,

why can’t you do the same?