she drawled a certain way,
i found incredibly, indescribably...intolerable
of course i couldn't resist
her uncouth demeanour
her permeating wit
she was hard boiled
quick tongued, bit down hard
chewed me up, before out i would spit
once those lashes
whipped my way
i was caught in that lethal gaze
ready to sacrifice any ol day
she knew her power
knew more, it was beyond her control
as she lost all perspective
in the finish swallowing up every single one of us
whole...

Run, all I want to do is run
Far and fast
Go now, my heart sings out
I'm scared
Of change
Of regret
Of loss
Of hope and losing that too
Go now, the only fear is doubt
It'll keep you here, standing still
It'll hold you in its grasp for as long as you let it
The only loss is time
It's ticking
Run, with your head held high
And fight in your spirit
Take it all and run
Take it all and never look back

he slipped quite quietly out of his own mind,
roaming free, letting go,
consumed with a curiosity of what he might find,
sliding through shadows into the darkest cascades,
skipping past sancturies,
some hidden, some buried,
like treasures from the everglades,
gregariousness a thing of the past,
as the lightness grew dim,
into himself he became a murmur of a forgotten mask,
scattered and shattering like a flightless fawned bird,
he screamed, he stomped, he wailed,
but swamped in his black anguish,
all he felt echoed thin into the nothingness
and remained unheard

i sat here in the cool and the dark,
feeling restless and reckless and alive,
what would i give for just one more chance?
well...nothing...i surmised,
as the wind picked up,
and the howl began to growl,
i sensed my all too familiar friend,
with his deadening ache,
and shattering break,
he'll force me to face up to my fiend,
oh it was a long time ago,
a thousand fairytales away,
that i broke someones heart like a twig,
and every so often it comes at me in the night,
a mildly incessant dig,
i guess everyone has their cross to bear,
and bearing it must mean you somewhat still care,
but when you've been thoroughly punished,
and punished rightfully so,
when is it proper and just and time,
to up and let it all go.

theres a place i go,
far away from all this,
where a flicker of light,
sparks a shadow of thought,
every once in a while,
i need it,
to revive me.

nobody knows, and even less care,
so i stare straight at the daring sun,
whiling away the time,
it chooses,
to give me.

from a little peace and a little quiet,
my mind races past the days dullards,
spinning the winnings and casting the losses,
it is the moment ive waited for,
unleashing the chasm of questions,
answers flooding in, with crushing clarity,
i force it,
to stir me.

he could take her or leave her,
so he took her,
and then he left her.

you say you believe,
in that which is real,
i believe too,
only in the surreal,
what's inbetween,
what's slippery without the *****,
bitter to the taste without the need to cope,
whats not here, nor there,
you cannot hold it, so just stare,
take it all in,
get rid of the mask,
wait for the one deep breath,
to become a gasp,
as you realise whats really, wholly true, is that nothing is really, truly...real