I AM IN A STATE
OF URBAN DECAY
FALLING APART IN FRAYING
STRANDS OF LAST STANDS THAT
NEVER SEEM TO BE THE END
MEET ME ON THE BATTLEFIELD
BECAUSE WE'RE BOTH TOO SHARP TO BE
AT PEACE ON OUR KNEES
BUT TOO RESTLESS SHAKING ORBIT
TO NOT COME TO BLOWS
WITH OURSELVES
SHATTER EVERY INSULT YOU'VE SEEN
ECHOED ON MY FACE BECAUSE
MIRRORS DEFLECT AND I HAVE A TENDENCY
TO BOUNCE BACK
ON TUESDAY MORNINGS I BLEED PAPERTHIN
THAT WAS THE FIRST DAY I KNEW HOW TO
LONG FOR YOU
AND I HAVE EVERY DAY SINCE
I'M METAPHORICALLY BOUND TO WRITE
THE THINGS I WISH I'D SAY
YOU WERE NEVER MY LOVER
BUT I HAVE LOVED YOU EVERY DAY