Games

A loaded kind of line
Dropped in at the right point of time
A seemingly simple remark
That provides an inflammatory spark
“Did you know what he said-she said”?
Full of meaning, thoughts that are led
Who means what, when they say what they say?
How much is true? What is just word play?

Mind games. Can you look beyond
Shadow play, as you walk a field of mines
Want a simple life? You’ll be left behind
No double speak, one day you’ll find you are lost
And lonely, in a place of your own
All that you built, somehow has blown
Away

Pluck the strings, watch your puppets jerk
Throw a line, see how it works
A comment maybe? A “silly” joke perhaps?
Plenty unsaid. Upto you to fill in the gaps
There’s lots that can be done with a sadist’s ploy
People, feelings, thoughts, emotions, plaything, toy
Words, inflexions, pauses potent as weapons
That load down your soul like a million tons

Mind games. Can you look beyond
Shadow play, as you walk a field of mines
Want a simple life? You’ll be left behind
No double speak, one day you’ll find you are lost
And lonely, in a place of your own
All that you built, somehow has blown
Away