Residual

Refined by the weight of timeLike a diamond but far less temptingThe fear of being aloneScraping against my scalpIf hell exists it's inside each of usWe give our devils names but no facesHave I learned nothing yetThe salt in the wound is the acceptanceOf my place, of my meaninglessnessBut is it also my salvationTo live …

Post Acute

Found no comfort in my isolationI'd slip off the edge to feel againI've memorized each passing shadow every time I descendNightmare suspended, my life upendedWhat's left to neglect when personal hells resemble all that we can't forgetAt first it got harder to breathe, the air stinging my lungsUntil I got settled in letting my body …

Black Light

There's one thing that binds us togetherTragedy paints our souls the same colorI dreamed of one last dance with youTo sing our song to each otherTime is of the essence but easily forgottenAnd when you get older, it doesn't heal all woundsHold me up darling, get the needle and threadStitch my pieces back up, together …

Permanent

Silence amplified A light goes out across the state The last it'll ever see Breathing in cigarette smoke Still cleaner than the air No tears, no sorrow, nothing The emptiness of one's own truth Surrounded by lies Strung out city lights black out the sky No point in looking north No point at all One …

Apnea

From sky to earth, my defenses crumble Broken bricks hiding their hollowness An ode to man's mortal failing Is it just me or when did I become a man Youthful, long night drives Time used to feel fine like sand Whispering through trees Dancing, slipping through my hands Your hair got caught in the branches …

Bermuda

I speak out of character, I think out of turn To find when my mind's awake, my soul still sleeps But I've always felt restless Can't let my bones breathe, they'll gather rust A youthful fear that I can't suppress Wouldn't let my voice speak, always hushed I did everything, everything just to clean me …

Rosewater

It keeps raining in my head Even though I blame the weather You could come for me oh, Death If you didn’t know me better I’ll be gone when the sun comes up As my hands brace against the ivy walls Tears would fall like water from weighted clouds If I could care at all …

Concrete and Mud

I feel as though I have nothing to write about. Like I've spoken every little thought into the air. Written every collapse over and over again. Recycling memories to show some greater purpose. Akin to feeling a hell of a lot more worthless. I've heard some say that life finds a way. We can always …

Foster

You built a home in your rib cage. The heart I was meant to protect. Found myself trying to fill the space. With all the things I meant to neglect. Beneath layers of skin grown too thin. Sleep all the untouchable parts. Hanging off of delicate limbs. Words that were whittled too sharp. To see …

Fever Sleep

All we carry is on our backs.Cars crashing into each other lives.We leave the same way we came in.Smother all those cracks we have inside.I wish I could bottle up your fears.Swallow them whole, every last dread.Help you feel intact again.With every last word I've ever said.Like the pieces of you aren't falling out.Onto the …