my friends
by oakland jones
Posted to Poetry on 2002-01-28 10:54:00
light one up and take a drag…
“my friends are so depressed”
arrogance coats me like syrup and introspection is my two-faced savior
bullshit spews from my mind like a river raging
beauty is at my side and at my door
yet I’m too wrapped up in self-pity to appreciate it
ripped from my shell and thrown into hell
I see the ignorance walking from door to door
always growing and never moving
it’s a curse for me
to see through them
not all mind you, just enough to make me faithless
“my god has forsaken me”
I’ve forsaken myself
around and around, never stopping to rest…
light one up and take a drag…
realization is a soothing dagger
warm and sharp
pricking me, causing me to bleed
“now I can see”
skins been rubbed raw
and bones become skin
soul is slipping out, with nothing to keep it in?
I’d love to love
yet I’d settle for a fuck
only from her though
those lips are the things dreams are made of
distress……………………………
light one up and take a drag…
slow slow suicide
peaches are my poison
the truly ripe peaches are my poison