Clean Conscience
I have felt upside down and turned around.
But, I kept my conscience clean.
It was just a rouse till you turned me loose.
But, I kept my conscience clean.
You were misleading and mostly unheeding.
But, I kept my conscience clean.
You were demanding and not understanding.
But, I kept my conscience clean.
I am not proud.
I’m just one of the crowd.
I try to be fair.
Though, it gets me nowhere.
I stick by my word.
My sincerity is not inferred.
You’re not that way.
I can’t believe a thing you say.
You cheated, lied, and even cried.
But, I kept my conscience clean.
I came to know you put on quite a show.
But, I kept my conscience clean.
It was all an act, you were a real brat.
But, I kept my conscience clean.
You were not true, I ended up the fool.
But, I kept my conscience clean.
I am not proud.
I am one of the crowd.
I try to be fair.
Though, it gets me nowhere.
I stick by my word.
My sincerity is not inferred.
You’re not that way.
I can’t believe a thing you say.
Now, you’re free to look for another me.
But, I kept my conscience clean.
I hope he is cool and can see through you.
But, I kept my conscience clean.
It will be hard cause you’re a real card.
But, I kept my conscience clean.
He could drop you and not be a fool.
But I kept my conscience clean.
—————————-R. W. Johnson—–(2016)