Bitter Black

depress you, elevate you
Soothe you, overload you, 
wake you and drown you 
deep down in tension
relax you and fill you 
up with mixed emotion
you cannot do without me
no sugar and no cream, 
no milk and not a truffle
unembellished, plain, and flat
I'm your bitter bitter bitter
bitter bitter black  

Simile

Like a Grammy to Punk
Like a broken elevator to a claustrophobe
Like an epidemic to a hypochondriac
Like sirens to a pyromaniac
Like "hold it right there" to a kleptomaniac
Like turbulence to an Iranian
Like clouds to a nude beach
Like a neighbor moaning in ecstasy to your loneliness
Like your wedding party to an ex
Like activity to still drying nail-polish
Like a virgin, no, never mind, forget about the virgin,

You fear me

Like maggots do soft tissue
Like gentlemen do free internet porn
Like leather shoes do blisters
Like tampons do a period
Like wounds do a scab
Like gums do their stitches after the extraction of wisdom teeth
Like a girl in her twenties does masturbation
Like travelers do motion sickness
Like football fans do a draw
Like a mother does her stretch marks

I love you

You- 2

A flawless woman,

Immaculate to such extent it hurts.

Smoking glamorously.

You are ruby red lipstick,

framing her in all elegance ,

smudging on her fingers,

marring her perfection,

 with every whiff she takes.  

You- 1

You are restless black tea,
swimming in a teacup,
of a breakfast in bed,
waiting for sheets;
freshly clean and white on mattress,
to recklessly tip over.

Melancholy Melodies

Let's pretend that you suffer,
a terminal illness,
highly contagious.
Come now,
let's kiss.

The Pillow

The pillow knows so many things

About the tears and why were they shed

When there is no one else around

The pillow’s there to hold your head

The pillow keeps the tears within

And dries them up all safe and sound

Then labels them in perfect order

Of what occasion they were found

You might have said it all before

You might have said it many times

The pillow listens silently

The pillow listens every time

If you have got a pillow

And you’re hurting and your sore

Why bother go look for a friend

If comfort’s what you’re looking for

Bitter Sweet

You’re sitting back and thinking
About what and where went wrong
Has she been seeing someone else
While it hasn’t been that long

Everything just came to fall apart
Why, was it her or you?
You’re sitting back and thinkin
About the things you could undo

She told you that she loved you
Could it have been a lie?
You promised you’d take care of her
And never make her cry

But she’d been crying much of late
She was a total mess
You said that things will be ok
And pressed her against your chest

Now you’re sitting there and getting high
On the remembrance of her smile,
Her precious face, her heady smell
Her matchless pleasant style

And you’re sitting there pretending
She’s always by your side
While she keeps drifting far away
Away goes your joy and pride

Now does she even think of you
Or does she regret the past
Has she fallen out of love
Has she moved on this fast?

Does she stay up and think all night
about the sweet days that you had
Does she even miss you
Should she be half as sad?

You thought you’d shake off thoughts of her
But they keep on coming back
Can it simply all be over?It’s way too hard to face the fact

Nostalgic Thoughts

Nostalgic Thoughts…

Count the fingers on our feat
Party late and hit the streets
Lose our bodies in the beat
There’s nothing that we can’t defeat

Sneaked away and ran two blocks
Held hands in the sparkling dark
Lying in the grass in parks
We swam right through the milky arc

We dried off in a single towel
Sat there thinking for a while
Future plans; we’ll walk the aisle
Nostalgic thoughts now make us smile

Grow up and lose a sense or two
Forget the things we used to do
Like we were dreaming all the while
Nostalgic thoughts now make us smile

Lead a life of self-deny
Acted cool and didn’t cry
Walked away and said good-bye
Didn’t wait for no reply

Grow up and lose a sense or two
Forget the things we used to do
Like we were dreaming all the while
Nostalgic thoughts now make us smile

I'll be your Mary-Jane

I’ll roll between your fingers
Adjust me with a lick
Hold me firm between your lips
Until your lighter clicks

Whiff me deep and close your eyes
I’ll cuddle in your lungs
The light goes out now wishing
That the moment lasts for long

Blow me out I’ll ease your mind
When you’re feeling down
My sweet aroma fills your air
You watch me swirl around
_____
Close your eyes and smile out loud
Forget your every pain
Sensation takes you far from here
I’ll be your Mary Jane
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I’ll burn along with every whiff
Flick off my extra ash
Kiss me one last time and I’m
Gone in a flash

Close your eyes and smile out loud
Forget your every pain
Sensation takes you far from here
I’ll be your Mary Jane

Self Made Girl

She made it on her own
A face carved of stone
Sits back to polish her pocket knife

A big thick cigar
And her whiskey jar
Her idea of a perfect life


She’s a self made girl
Shaved away all her curls
Came all the way to
whisper it in your ear
She’s a self made girl
And she’s outta control
Can’t you see that she
ain’t falling for tears?


Got used to the pain
A deaf ear for complaints
She’s getting tough on her way now
the self made girl

Turned cold of the war
Another pain to ignore
That’s how she made it as
a self made girl


She’s a self made girl
Shaved away all her curls
Came all the way to
whisper it in your ear
She’s a self made girl
And she’s outta control
Can’t you see that she
ain’t falling for tears?