‘Double Bind'

Even though I'm guilty of no crime
I'm caught in a double bind
And there's been no one on my side
The many hundreds of times I've cried

This situation is not cut and dried
I'm caught in a double bind
I'm well aware of what it must look like
But I'm in full possession of my spine

Double bind
Attracts unkind,
Ignorant and blind
Attention like
Shit does flies –
And this despite
It being no fault of mine
That I'm stigmatized

Despite every escape I try
I'm caught in a double bind
After years of failure I find
It easier to just shut my eyes

I predict that I will die
Caught in a double bind
And this is the reason why
I've never moved on with my life

Double bind
Attracts unkind,
Ignorant and blind
Attention like
Shit does flies –
And this despite
It being no fault of mine
That I'm stigmatized

This is the reason why
I've never moved on with my life

…With my life.