Josiah Vermont

A Case of Vindictive
–Josiah Vermont

This is no Layla played by Clapton in the heat of romance
This is closer to It’s Too Late sung by Carole King
I hold no bitterness towards you
dragging me through the courtroom
You wanted that spotlight
You wanted to make the bell ring
The road ahead is wide and open like my eyes
Ms. Past is always sweet unless she’s exposed as a fraud
Glad you took your mask off (such a convincing disguise)
to reveal your inner beauty as
nothing at all
A condescending princess coveted the palace of a king
and had no respect for him or appreciation
She plotted with his rivals
like a bird who loves to sing
Never realizing that loose lips whisper more ways than one
Its been a tragedy to see you manipulated and misled
by the crowd surrounding you and claiming to be yours
Now a grinning Cheshire Cat is your latest facade
while Jimmy Cliff’s Wild World is on my stereo
You claim you’re seeking closure, yet refuse to move along
Dragging on with court like a lottery ticket
that might still get played
Go on and seize sole decision making
considering all my values wrong
And act like this is all about
child support i paid