While you were gone, My childhood dog died. I wept for both of you, And I felt like a corpse. While you were gone,
My mom hates her life, And I’m too much to juggle, And my dad doesn’t support my mom, And my brother’s never home, And my medicine doesn’t work,
Perfection is an evil reflection On what is really real. Solitude is my gratitude When I am sad. Numbness equals oneness
That red ribbon is so wrinkled. Rouge like blood Or rushing anger Or a blaring stop sign. It’s crumpled:
Am I incurable? It seems so. I’m an incorrigible invalid Of the heart.
I’m so broken, And the glass stings were my façad… There’s nothing left to do. There’s nothing left to say. There’s no air left for me to brea…
If only My tears were colors. There would be pink on my pillow And green on my shoes. There would be red on the paper
Oh, such a sweet fool. I once thought love Was reigning savior. So, so foolish. I once believed love
I am a plummeting plane. I see the clouds go past, And I close my eyes, sometimes, But I still feel where I’m going. Sometimes, I feel that
In the darkest night, A flower will grow.
You were the devil. I knew it before you did; And I was St. Mary With clouds trailing behind me. I gave you my virtue
I’m falling apart beneath my smile… I grapple blindly for a rope To save myself from rising waters. I come up, lungs full of despair, And my parents cover my mouth
I can’t cease to think about him. His bitter way only warms my heart… He frightens me and excites me. He always heightens my senses. He makes my heart hurt.
I lost my innocence On a king-sized sheet With four posters And the two of us. Just the two of us
Moon up, Pants down. I said no. His body said yes.
