The Mist is Clearing

Artist Francois Fressinier

The Mist is Clearing

I'm lying here in your arms

But I feel so far away

What are we doing wrong

Should I go or should I stay

They say it will work out

I really want to believe

But I have so many doubts

I know I'll probably leave

I've always thought

It takes two to make it work

You think I can be bought

I can tell by your smirk

You say you love me

I say I care

The two aren't the same

It's left in the air

My eyes were foggy

But the mist is clearing

It is time for a change

The end of us is nearing

Written May 14, 1985

By Oktobre Taylor

Author's notes: It is funny reading some of my old poems I haven't looked at in years. I was only 16 when I wrote this and didn't know shit about relationships because I had never had one at that point.  In fact, my first long term relationship wasn't until I was 34 and got married.  I think I was tapping into my subconscious and she was saying RUN from relationships, run fast and run hard. lol  It took me a long time to figure out that I was commitment phobic.  This poem could have been written for my life now as I leave my marriage.