Sleepless nights Hot & heavy fights Slump over the couch Mumbling the words ouch! Give me some time

Take your time, do it right Cry my name, hold on tight You can’t deny it, this feels righ… Quit looking at your phone Look into my eyes

Painting skies In hazy eyes Writing lullabies Watching truth become a lie Hungry for a morsel of honesty

Feel the need to dance away Feel the need to sail away Flying over tree tops My mind all in knots Feel the urgency to runaway

Dreaming in black & white Bracing for a fight Chasing shadows through the night Trying to avoid all light For fear of being hated

You made dinner for you & I Asked if I’d like to spend the ni… You invited me into your bed You took your time Fighting your desires

Painting —Playing in the rain Dancing —In the bathroom mirror Praying

Maybe we’re wasting time Pretending to be fine Not addressing the strain We inflicted on our brains Naming names

The organs played As I began to fray Sitting in a state Of being perpetual irate Supposing death a suiting thing

Fighting immortals Men call fairytales Writing words with little meaning Trying to drown out the sunbeam gl… Radiating from within

Flirting w/a monster Speaking words so sinister Amber eyes gleaming Until I wail screaming Finger painting in condiments

Killing questions with shade Sipping cool-aid under palm trees Watching haters burn & fade Into the sea Dancing stupid under flashing ligh…

Dripping like honey Off your tongue Everything’s funny When I’m in your arms Running

Swimming in a sea of wonder Waking to the crash of thunder Running till the fear ceases And light creases Bending but never breaking

Lifeless & alone Lying in a winter field of white My frost bitten skin Glistening in the light Lifeless & alone