You don’t know me You don’t own me You don’t show me Paradise Only tease me

How do you reckon Your yearn for freedom With other’s feelings?

You showed me the switch And all that comes with it Karma’s a bitch

If you could see the soul of me You’d know I am a hate machine A pretty face without obscene But, nonetheless, still dubbed unc…

The only things I’ve ever felt Were lashing tongues and leather b… I guess that’s why it’s hard to te… How I could make you feel so swel…

I really love how the moonlight Reveals the sparkle in your eyes And how the cold accentuates The feelings shown across your fac… How every time you take a breath

She’s a bad-ass bitch That talks with a lisp And I pity the fool that would fi… She’ll shove your face in the dirt And make your everything hurt

I missed out on Our baby’s clues I didn’t feel Her in your womb But now she’s here

Because you exist Is the best reason For you to persist

Seems like I’ve tried so many tim… To kill myself but just won’t die Chosen the worst paths and the cri… And always out the other side

I have an idea Of who I’m s’posed to be And that’s the whole reason I’ve never been happy

I’ll tear myself from limb to limb For you to suture up again It feels like the perfect win/win To play our roles, morals and sin

I don’t write poems for poets Flowery language, indulge us I break it down With a simpler sound And anything more would be less

You create yourself Then see better solutions Cue evolution

Never gonna be The cover of Glamour That sure doesn’t mean I’m not still enamored With your energy