Lost to time
Another evening spent
Plucking petals
And poking temples
As I add to every
Skull numbing
Ache in my spine
A tremble
I rage as the black
Climbs across the vista
And my skin is heavy
Slick like slime
I’m primed
For solitude
But it weren’t my choice
Tonight
I rattle in my cage
Pinch and pound the bars
Just another moonfall
Spent sat on my arse
I watched the day go dark
As a shadow scarred my cheek
I thought I looked pale
And doped
But it’s not just my appearance
That is bleak
Apparently damage is sleek
Gorgeous when female
Alone the glamour tries to sleep
But all the bed sheets bring
Is freak out
The stork of my storming body
Twists and twirls
And uproots
You text me telling me you love me
But all I want to reply
Is “fuck you”
Because the thorns
Have been filing their nails
They’re sharp and poised
And poking
I’ve got rows of roses up my arms
As I sit here stroking
The broken skin
With choking hymn
Slipping from my lips
I smudge the boiling claret
Between my fingertips
Time has lost
The fight is over
I can’t be bothered to be
Because I cut out tiny fragments
Of my magic
Every night
You’re away from me.
By Lyric Deep.
Lyric Deep™ 