screaming into the wind

john nolan

morning breaks over the midwest. a silent

lonely porch swing rocking

the television glows. another night spent crumbling

just listening to you moan. you monkey with a microphone. your redundant

useless voice

constantly a dull and distant noise. you're just screaming into the wind. you're just screaming into the wind. i'm focusing my hate. but it's hollow

unsubstantiated. you're an easy mark

and i just need a target right now. i can't face myself. i can't honestly own up to who i am. i'm just screaming into the wind. i'm just screaming into the wind. guilt is relative. so is sin. it makes it easy to pretend. a bicycle is humming and it's carrying me home. the sun is red and headed for the west. i'm finding ways to rearrange me. i should be content

but i'm still terrified

cause i can't tell a realization

a rationalization

or nostalgia from regret. oh no. i'm just screaming into the wind. i'm just screaming into the wind. guilt is relative. so is sin. it makes it easy to pretend.