Everything (... Is Never Quite Enough) - Wasis Diop

Moments take so very long: who has time to fear?

Trust to set no precedent;

why should it be accompli?

Giving you a little less is taking what I need.

Everything is never quite enough.

Let machinery fake my face: who has time to chase?

Digital is where it is;

love can always be replaced.

Welcome to my consciousness — welcome to our race.

Everything is never quite enough.

Can’t see my face: what are you thinking?

Fill in the space, please — oh let me hear you

Sterilize behind these gates, locked behind the green.

Even if I had you here — what we had was never clear

No more words to say to you;

no more thoughts appear

Love was taking way too long: who had breath to waste?

Tired of disappointing you;

bored with everything I do.

Every day there’s less of you.

Me, I’ve been erased.