As a child I was devout
Faithfully glued to
An idea with no truth
But I spoke clearly
Understood the fictions
Better than most adults did
Like little girls understand
Barbies, My little ponies
And monster high dolls
Like grown women
Who still want to be
The princess they saw
On Disney
Like little boys understand
GIJOE, Spiderman,
And Superman
Like grown men
Who still want to be
The Batman they saw
In movies on tv
I clung to this fair unreality
Hoping it would be redemption for me
Because the bruises and red marks
Demanded I believe
Insist I must need
A superhero Jesus to save me
While I was drowning in a sea of sin
I had to beg the divine to let me in
Noah’s Ark,
Hoping that god knows my heart
Was full of good intentions
But the bathroom florescent lights
Made me feel ugly
Like everyone was judging me
With all my pores and acne
With all the scar my mom gave me
Though she hid them perfectly
Just beneath my skin
I thought god would save me from her whims
Or at least take me away to be with him
Instead of leaving me in pain’s den
To lose those faithful delusions
One heartbreak at a time
One history and science lesson at a time
One standup routine and comic book at a time
Till I lost my taste for the divine
While at the same time
I was just plain losing my **** mind
Oct 14, 2016
Oct 14, 2016 at 3:02 AM UTC
As a child I was devout
Faithfully glued to
An idea with no truth
But I spoke clearly
Understood the fictions
Better than most adults did
Like little girls understand
Barbies, My little ponies
And monster high dolls
Like grown women
Who still want to be
The princess they saw
On Disney
Like little boys understand
GIJOE, Spiderman,
And Superman
Like grown men
Who still want to be
The Batman they saw
In movies on tv
I clung to this fair unreality
Hoping it would be redemption for me
Because the bruises and red marks
Demanded I believe
Insist I must need
A superhero Jesus to save me
While I was drowning in a sea of sin
I had to beg the divine to let me in
Noah’s Ark,
Hoping that god knows my heart
Was full of good intentions
But the bathroom florescent lights
Made me feel ugly
Like everyone was judging me
With all my pores and acne
With all the scar my mom gave me
Though she hid them perfectly
Just beneath my skin
I thought god would save me from her whims
Or at least take me away to be with him
Instead of leaving me in pain’s den
To lose those faithful delusions
One heartbreak at a time
One history and science lesson at a time
One standup routine and comic book at a time
Till I lost my taste for the divine
While at the same time
I was just plain losing my **** mind
