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Mar 03, 2008 - 08:59 AM PST

scattered, a kiss
a cold cheek, your lips
they dance on white tile teeth
how lucky
if i could pull out your eyes
keep them in a glass next to my bed, to sleep better to dream
windows to the house where ill be if anyone ever needs me
the floor tiles cold against my ribs
the ceiling fan spins above my head
like an exorcist angel, bulb broken and the glass
scattered on the floor, watch your step out the door
kicked in to match my chest, quick escape
the postman takes no pride from our romance any longer
the faucet, my valves, they both drip dirty into empty basins
an organ atrophied from misuse, over-use
no use standing the ceilings falling
the weight of whats upstairs crushing
too much storage too much thought
every lovely memory taking the drivers seat
repaired windshield and a full tank will take us where their waiting
open arms and teeth
razor wire, i am the cannon fodder

again, another one
climb in and pretend you're someone you're not
or you are
smile frown kiss straight ahead
and again
a flash a ripple and it falls
for you on the floor
and im inside underneath forgotten
or saved, gaze, lovingly
to forget those days or
remember her, you
red curtain and wooden seat
stare into a black hole
distorted nervousness unexpected
a flash, forever remembered, you'd hope

the first night you can sleep, you wake and don't dream
that day it's gone, the creature escaped
the weight in your skull replaced
freedom and emptiness reign
and a body
you're trying to resuscitate