fire on my finger tips
words die on my lips
a smile of corpses, mile long
sing the same sibilant song
some foil from last poem still stuck in my teeth
red tongue, black words, gums bleeding
licking lips in serpent dreams
seeking a venomous kiss
a kiss to kill me
a kiss to burn
a kiss to teach me
a lesson never learned
through torn lips
a grin, a grimace
a promise, a hunger
a desire to burn
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i like to chew foil, you see
crunched up with every memory
it taste of nothing, only discomfort
a railroad spike lodged in my head
i cannot swallow this
metallic taste on my tongue
cutting my gums, i bleed
i cannot spit this
rolling this ball of foil in my mouth
masticating regrets, suppressing bile
thoughts rise like corpses in dead waters
stinking, bloated on the side of the road
eyes bloodshot,
punishment for self
chewing foil
in a DIY hell
finally,
a darkness
bleeding through the pages
waves of a dark sea
on an inky night
a pigment of imagination
of all things bright
the click of the key
the universe whimpers
a finger on the lips
disappearing into shadows
till only a glint
a hint
of a smile remains
----
bear with me.
