Vindicated

[poker_face2k5]

hope
dangles on a string
like slow-spinning redemption
winding in and winding out
the shine of it has caught my eye
and roped me in, so
mesmerizing, so
hypnotizing, I am
captivated, I am

vindicated
I am selfish
I am wrong
I am right
I swear I'm right
swear I knew it all along
and I am flawed
but I am cleaning up so well
I am seeing in me now
the things you swore you saw yourself

so clear
like the diamond in your ring
cut to mirror your intention
oversized and overwhelmed
the shine of which has caught my eye
and rendered me so
isolated, so
motivated, I am
certain now that I am

vindicated
I am selfish
I am wrong
I am right
I swear I'm right
swear I knew it all along
and I am flawed
but I am cleaning up so well
I am seeing in me now
the things you swore you saw yourself

so turn
up the corners of your lips
part them and feel my fingertips
trace the moment for forever
defense is paper-thin, just
one touch and I'll be in too
deep now to ever swim
against the current