I smear black paint below my eyes
I am ready for this war
Following the path of self-inflicted scars
I work my way up to your shoulder
And go in for the kill
My tongue tracing your pores
And inevitable sunburn
You counter.. and lift a shield of glass
To stop me in my path
Unexpected
I retreat to the comfort of my head
Resting softly in two feminine hands
You touch one
Opening it up, revealing sweaty palms
You trace the lines
And my organs shake and rattle
You say, that line there
That line means I want
And I see white flags raise in your eyes
I knew I could win
So breathe in the carbon monoxide air
And swallow the taste of ash and tar in my spit
You wanna try?
Yes, yes. I am like you
I want the blackness in your lungs to drip into mine
So I can be pure like you
So you lean in and I rise to meet you
Mimes with violins play our symphony
By your window, so sweet
They were waiting with a victory song
Your poison kiss shoots adrenaline into my eyelashes
You own me


I leave with tears running down
My face, and arms, and legs
I sit against walls and lean on buildings
Waiting for any strength to return
You say "Hey come back here you've forgotten something"
"What?"
"Me."
I run to you and jump
Legs wrapped around you, kisses pounding hard on our bodies
We fall into the grass
The Mississippi river drowns every fear
Show me Venus
Show me Jupiter
Show me anything
Before I must walk away for good
And I do, my legs wobbling
Your face twisted
I must leave

I scream at my phone
In an motel room in Tennessee
I stamp my feet and bang my head and scratch my skin
Miles never felt like knives before

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