In the eye of the storm, In the belly of the beast, You sat at my table, You had food to eat, I stood there politely, I watched with blue eyes, You spat it back at me, Oh what a surprise, Now back in the kitchen, I made something else, Laid it before you, Can't … Continue reading Mr Gluttony
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Carpet Burns
Rum in my glass, 3am carpet burn, Strangers, faces I do not know, Strangers are replacing your face, Burned into my mind, The old me I cannot find, Stripped and displayed, I'll show you the door, Walking in a daze, Feeling like a whore, Am I a whore? Strangers are my friends now, This carpet … Continue reading Carpet Burns
Drowning in Faces
I'm drowning in faces and I'm searching them for you, I just wish I knew who you were. I know who I thought you were but you never stay so I've been wrong forever. I need to get out of here, I need to rip open my chest and escape my cage. You were taller … Continue reading Drowning in Faces
Ask Yourself
Ask yourself before you speak.. Am I angel? Am I free of sin? Am I bathed in such purity that I have the right to judge another? Will my damnation raise you up higher towards the heavens? Will the defamation of my character erase your past? When we pass in the street will … Continue reading Ask Yourself
39 Bodies
39 bodies but I crawled back to you Spring touched my skin and I knew it was true But as we both ate our eggs, I drifted away Suddenly focused on all my mistakes I don’t deserve to be loved this way Tell me that its fake 39 bodies but I’m here next to you … Continue reading 39 Bodies
Love is Super Strange
ok yes, I am scared. I’m not even scared for the reasons you may think, I’m just scared of being myself, knowing how to act, what to say, a year out of a relationship is a long time and I’m good at being single, what I am not good at is saying the right things … Continue reading Love is Super Strange
The Deepest Blue
Am I insane? I feel like I’ve been stood at the edge of this cliff for so many years and yesterday I jumped, fell completely free into the deepest blue. I’d escape to the cliff top over and over when the fire of the lighthouse called, I’d feel the wind whip around my body, stealing … Continue reading The Deepest Blue
Moschino Shaded Eyes
Behind my Moschino shaded eyes, I’m terrified today. I’m alone in the garden, it’s spring and my birth month though spring hasn’t always been a friend. I’ve known spring as a liar and with each new bloom spring has whispered promises it would always break. As I smoked one of his cigarettes out of my … Continue reading Moschino Shaded Eyes
I wrote about him
I wrote about him and then deleted it all. Everything I had written just felt so irrelevant when I read it all back and I know my book and blog are full of the irrelevant, but I’ve never wanted to delete something as much as I did today. Delete the words, delete the guy. My … Continue reading I wrote about him
If You Wanted…
You could have my whole life if you wanted You could have my whole soul if I’m honest Tore my heart to pieces with your promise Always carrying your lies in my pocket But you and me we just never make it work Me and you drag each other through the dirt In the end … Continue reading If You Wanted…