You Know Who

What a shame, he never changed

Sill in one place, I’m sad to say

Does he still write?

A waste of time

He really thinks he’ll be recognized?

Not before he’s institutionalized

Pathetic fool

And ugly too

Lets talk more after the sermon is through


Remembered as Snakes and Flames

Electric snakes coil my mind

Venom soaked fangs burn me alive

Tempered flesh turned to ash

The last of the flames will come and pass

When All is said and done

I’ll turn to dust, a lifeless husk

Remembered as kindle to a flame

or a vessel filled with venomous snakes


Imposter

Imposter imposter, you aren’t that bright

Imposter imposter, it’ll soon come to light

Imposter imposter, its a matter of time

It might be tonight

They’ll catch you in a lie

how long will you hide?

They’ve figured you out

seen cracks in the mask

you’re holding so tight

You’re a flaw

a fake

a waste of space

They’ll laugh and chant

Imposter imposter, remove your mask

Imposter imposter, never come back


Rain

Walk with me tonight

Your reflection on wet concrete

When you used to twirl beneath my feet

you used to stomp in puddles on nights like these

Remind me of the time you were with me

Full of life that shined like the city lights

Before I only saw you on rainy nights

Remind me of what life was like

before I lost your light

I love our walks on rainy nights

I twirl and spin as you walk by

I jump on still puddles all the same

I’m still by your side,

even after that fateful night

I remember when you used to smile

despite the pouring rain


Salary Man

What a fine price it is to be a dead eyed man. So much time burned into crimson gold. Dreams stillborn, and now just a drone.

Just when did my insides begin to die? I can’t recall, but it must have been sometime between 9 to 5.


Critic in the Mirror

You set alarms, but you sleep in

you work late nights, but you want to quit

More free time to waste alone

Rewatch movies while on your phone

You want love without giving it

Too scared to share your demons

You crave sleep like an addiction

Constantly saying, “Just 5 more minutes,”

Never meeting expectations

always signing resignations

Such willful self deception

You can’t see your own reflection


Take Away my Everything

Take away my everything.

All I ask is that you give none back.

Carry away my doubts and fears.

Keep my regrets and shed my tears.

Feed my ambition until its sated.

Swallow my heart and all its hatred.

All that I’ve become, has become too much.

All I once held sacred, has long since been tainted.


End of Volume 1

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End of Volume 1 〰️