Frigid fog Relentlessly rising From warm mother Loyal as a dog Turns to ice When it touches my skin Promises spliced Into lapsed life Secrets buried Flashback of Drugged days Bitter taste Anemic amnesiac Miss you Let’s get together soon Sweet solicitations Remember me Drown me Choking on vows Cotton in my mouth Rabid teeth … Continue reading Under the Influence
I need another anchor To help keep me grounded Open to a new approach Chanting and praying Anything to keep me from fading Falling apart Walk right through me Rip open my heart I’ll take the pain You get the gain Love comes at a cost Calibrated clear vision Hyper honed hearing Hawk like precision … Continue reading Amulet
I know where you’ve been The reality behind strained grin Long sleeves Baggy shirts Underneath it all is hurt Make-up doesn’t hide the sign Emotional decline Soul damaged and burnt Confusion and chaos Not really living Utterly lost Weight of your demons Holding you down Pretending and hiding Praying for an end Or some quick … Continue reading Ammunition
Days get taken away Lost in the fray Incognizant replicant robots Don’t know what they’ve missed Taken for granted Sniveling miscreants Repel any thought of the disenchanted Time flies when you’re falling apart Body and mind disconnected Every moment matters Radioactive fallout Hotter than the sun The world is on fire Long since abandoned A … Continue reading Fallout
(Title IMAGE: AMBAR DEL MORAL/MASHABLE)
I’ve always been the scapegoat Internalized remnants Take the blame Self shame Seeking justice Entitled to worthiness There is a lot more coming Sole purpose to release radiation Distract ourselves It’s worse than previously thought Hysterical acid sobs Burnt and tortured Steer clear It happens on a daily basis Society unwilling to discuss the epidemic … Continue reading Wallflower
I see you there Hiding in the shadows Thinking you invisible I dwell in the darkness Decades past My eyes have adjusted I see you there Shaking Reflecting fear Look up Take my hand Lost child I see you there Break out of prison I’ll show you the way Out of illusion Into … Continue reading I See You
Dreams of memory loss Refractive nightmare replacement Dismembered and detached Off and running after sanative spirit and soul Despite debilitating disease Just because I’m smiling doesn’t mean I’m not in pain Screw what the world expects Social engagement keeps me sick I’d rather stay home with my 2 packs a day All I did today … Continue reading Plastic Girl
Too much time has passed I held a place in my heart for you Picked away at the scab to keep it open Time and tears prove strong It’s beginning to scar over The ache transforming to anger Too much time has passed The connection that held us together is stretched thin Beginning to fray … Continue reading Ending
Outline of ferns imprinted on my skin Light perforates dazzling and deep Decorating hues of standing dew Secrets whisper on breezes and branches Gently remind me of an existence I once knew A bed of moss Softens the loss Heavenly crew Myths and taboo Dig into the truth It’s best not to know Your life … Continue reading Creature Comfort
