Wisteria - The Great Masquerade

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I drew the map of London, on parchment 
On the floor of my winter borne attic
As I had seen it, as clear as crystal
In every one of my dreams, last week

Alone in my chapel of the almighty I made up

Wisteria, I saw you

Waiting in clandestine devotion

Wisteria, I saw you


I've had enough of this age old yearning

I understand why you never answered

My shattered pot of ink drowns my ruins

I wear my patience like a badge of honor


Alone in the haze of my made up faith

Wisteria, I saw you

In the pink of the morning and deep in the moonlight

Wisteria, I thought of you

 

I can imagine how it must make you feel

Chancing upon me on the steps of St. Paul

Invisible eyes watching you watch me sleep

Through the violent rumble of the storm 


I followed the signs you left for me

Through the crossing of kings at dawn

My family sends out a search party for me

Having traded impulse for my soul


I sowed all this tension, harvested attachment

To a stranger I'd known for so long

You look like a ghost haunting my old castle

Waiting for a sign from your own God


And I must confess, I waited too long

But I swear I had the reasons

If you never wanted it all along

Why did you let me wait in silence?


I assumed you were bashful

Since you never approached me

I've flipped the coin on every scandal

The soldiers all stood up

Like the hairs on my neck

Gunned down what I thought was religion ill-kempt


There was a pang in my rusted shoulders

As I was appointed the chairman

Of never wanting these longings returned

That would exist only in my imagination


Masqueraded in glorious shades of red

I hitched the long ride back to Essex

And as the clock chimed six-times in heaven

I know how the stars felt when the sun set


Alone in the chapel, I'm taken back there

Wisteria, you've been misread

Waiting forever in clandestine devotion

Wisteria, you, I will never forget.


-auctor 

May 28th, 2025


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