You Already Know

When the ashtray starts talking back
and criticises you for all that you lack
be sure to separate what is fiction
from what is fact

When the red label becomes a makeshift blindfold
Maybe then you won't feel so compelled to hold
His hand

when you see me in a crowded room
don't act like you don't already know
when you see my eyes linger on long before I go
don't act like you don't already know
because you already know

When the moon gives you an astral frown
When the stars berate you and put you down
And group together like a schoolyard coterie
And leave you out

When conversations are just pages from
The worst fucking novel you've ever read
In your whole life

when you see by some cruel coincidence
don't act like you don't already know
when you see my eyes linger on long before I go
don't act like you don't already know
cos you already know