We are critical.

We find flaws in
everything we see
because nobody
wants to write
about perfection,
even though sometimes
we wish we could just stay
staring into that
unblemished surface.

2. We are never satisfied.

We live our lives upon
mountains of
scrunched up
bits of refill and
ideas we gave up
trying to
express.

3. We never forget.

We write words about
eye contact made
three months ago
that we replay over
and over in our minds
even though it
stopped
being relevant.

4. We are fickle.**

Our emotions flash
from one
to the other
like strobe lighting that
disorientates us
until we feel as if
the world
will never be still.

5. We are exposed.

We don't know how
to keep our feelings
to ourselves so
we'll write them
down for
you to find
'accidentally'.

6. We are vulnerable.

We wear our
hearts on our sleeves
and won't lift a
muscle to fight back
if somebody tries
to break it
because we thrive
from the pain.

7. We will never stop.

We will never stop
feeling and
we will never stop
hurting,
we will never stop
breaking and
bleeding and
loving
even though the cycle
is endless
and we know what's
coming next.


We are addicted
to agony,
but we agonise
for the art.

Beauty fades,
Personality doesn't last.
Friends leave,
As time passes fast.
Trust is broken,
Lovers lie and deceive.
Only she loves you unconditionally,
From the day you were conceived.
She watched you grow up,
And you'll watch her grow old.
All those secrets she kept,
And the stories she told.
She held you hand tight,
In the dark at night.
Provided you with comfort,
After you had a fight.
But beauty faded,
And youth flew away.
People left you,
With nothing to say.
You take her hand,
And she promised to never let you fall,
Because it's a mothers move that out lives it all.

Baby I'm always stress'n
It feels like it's life I'm miss'n.
I just take a few more,
Laying down on the floor
Waiting until I can't breathe no more.
It's finally sinking in,
Can't feel my own skin.
Watching the shadow take me in,
It's this battle I can't win.
I'm holding on real tight
I squeeze your neck with all my might
I finally lose sight,
Fade into the darkness like it's the light.