Storytimes

By Cliff Lake

 

Storytimes

 

He didn’t say what he didn’t say,

But he says it every day.

Storytime in the middle of life.

 

He doesn’t say what he did,

He didn’t say what’s on the vid.

Storytime in the middle of life.

 

Watch it go down every day,

Watch it go down, but what’s the play?

Storytime in the middle of life.

 

You saw what you saw

But what’s the story?

They tell you it’s cheap allegory.

You heard what you heard,

But they claim it ain’t real,

You saw what you saw, so what’s the deal?

Storytime in the middle of life.

 

He said that he plays the cards dealt,

She said that he said something else.

Storytime in the middle of life.

 

They say other things they didn’t say,

They never say what they didn’t say.

Storytime in the middle of life.

 

They told each other, but not you,

They told each other and the rumor grew,

Storytime in the middle of life.

 

You hear what you hear,

But what’s the story?

Have you kept an inventory?

You see what you see,

But they claim it ain’t real,

You know what you know, so what’s the deal?

Storytime in the middle of life.

 

Out of facts so make a new one,

Is that some peoples idea of fun?

Storytime in the middle of life.

 

Drama, karma, what’s the harm-a?

Is it all just meant to disarm-a?

Storytime in the middle of life.

 

Believe all you already believe,

Giving any new fact its reprieve.

Storytime in the middle of life.

 

You know what you know,

But what’s the story?

It all seems so predatory.

You heard what you heard,

But they claim it ain’t real,

You saw what you saw, so what’s the deal?

Storytime in the middle of life.

 

Cliff Lake 6/18/2025

Copyright © Clifford Lake 2025

Location: Wichita, KS, USA

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