Presenting, the latest in Reputation –Stories
Now life just feels like a story,
And not like the good kinds, that get written in history,
The big man just got fired,
And all the little ones are getting tired,
Mom’s upset about something,
I smile and tell you it’s nothing,
My sister’s got some heartache,
After 2 months; I tell her to move on, for god’s sake,
Yeah, it’s the same old stories,
The bad ones that never get turned into movies,
But now things are changing,
Yeah, it seems like the world’s rearranging,
Now we’ve got stuff, like support groups and unconscious bias,
We’ve got a new faith too, let’s see how long it tries us,
But when my sister takes your photo and asks,
I try to forget what you said about the past,
Dad’s home and the family’s back together,
My sister’s got a new guy and she’s sure – This time it’s forever,
It’s still the same old story, but something feels different,
The rules are changing, and the world’s becoming insolent,
It’s six months later, still stuck at home,
My sister’s even more in love and I’m even more alone,
Daddy’s retired now, they live in a cottage off of Bournemouth,
My brother’s passed out and he’s heading down south,
And today I drove through the suburbs, crying,
Because you’ve been away so long, it’s falsifying,
And now the same old story, isn’t so casual any more,
Because I was promised, this love was forevermore,
My sister’s getting married, and you’re not invited,
Don’t even try showing up, ’cause my brother will kill you if you’re sighted,
And I won’t care either, I’ll just look away, nonchalant,
My parent’s are here, so’s half the family from Vermont,
And it’s time for the vows, and I walk outside,
And there you’re standing with flowers, acting like you’re all mine,
Now I know, this isn’t a story,
Almost over with a closing curtain of glory,
This is just the beginning of a new chapter,
Of you and me, with smiles and laughter.
ANVI TUTEJA
-with you till the end of the line, pal-
Thoughts Caught 