Little Kitty Feet

Little kitty feet,
Peeking out from underneath
The fish tank, twitched once.

An Ode to Unconsidered Viewpoints

Between pictured bells and terrorist cells,
Let's put our lives on the line.
Elliptical trials that stretch on for miles.
Oh why do they say there's no hope?

They put us in a line, she warned, she whined,
They've lined us up like sheep,
Holding us down with their every pound,
Steal our breath and bodies.

orange cupcakes merciless, scurrilous,
They're vegan you know, but better
Than the humdrum sugar you know you abhor,
No tricks or tears in here.

Our bodies were rent, but don't repent
It's okay as long as you say it is.
We are not the owners, only loners
Trapped inside our heads.

No tricks or tears in here.
No tricks or tears in here.

Remember My Broken Heart

Without my tears I've gone erratic
My saviour's found a new schematic
And I'd like to feel I'm not a fanatic
But I'm lost inside.

I haven't got a second chance
I've lost my heart and I've lost my dance
No one gives me a single glance
I'm just that girl with sad eyes.

My eyes are blind
My lips are numb
My ears are deaf
And my mouth is dumb.
Just let me say goodbye,
And remember my broken heart.

Made up my mind to jump this ship
I simply ain't gonna put up with this shit
I can't live while haunted by her lips
If she's got a clue, she doesn't care.

My eyes are blind
My lips are numb
My ears are deaf
And my mouth is dumb.
Just let me say goodbye,
And remember my broken heart.

In Honour Of Thanksgiving

Darkness daunts my days,
Only scurrilous visions of light
Brighten the sight
That ebbs forth from my half-closed eyes,
Seared with ammonia.

These eyes
Which have never known my mother -
Do I have one? -
Fail to see the glory of life in a shed,
A debilitating compound,
Forcing my wings closed.

I long to stretch,
Even fly,
When I'm feeling bold.
But I cricker forth on enfeebled legs,
A deformed body
Only fit for a monster -
Or your dinner.

Only think of me
When you savour my flesh,
Spirit and soul long passed from it -
And I will be thankful,
As you most absentmindedly are,
On this day celebrating my and my brethren's deaths.

Kisses

Invisible ecstatic lightning crisscrosses my brain;
My tongue dancing the Fairy Reel;
Serrano peppers exploding inside my chest,
Spattering everything with indulgent flames;
Give me another kiss!

Stars Are Yummy

Sunlight filtered through your white wings,
Haloed above your head,
Metamorphosised into a new expression
Of your inner beauty.
Live moths flew into you, I swear.

We were flying -
How cliche is that? -
But you could not touch the stars anymore
And bring them down for me to eat
With my breakfast of cheap energy bars.

An eyelash daubed your cheek with fallow gold;
I didn't notice I had picked it off
Until I found it on my lips
An hour later,
Just before lunch.

I want to take your heart and put it up
Into the sky, where eventually
It would transform into
A constellation of loving-kindness,
Which astronomers would forever wonder at.

Lift your eyes, lift your spirits,
I'll take care of it
... at least try.
I cried out in pain,
You're too much to take sometimes.

I Love You?

Do you look at yourself in the mirror
And wonder if I'm there?
Do you look at yourself as my world revolves around you,
Maybe care?

I can't tell you what to do,
I can't tell you who to love,
All I can do is pray
To a godless sky above.

I could ask you if you mean it,
But that would go nowhere,
I'm afraid but I can't show it,
I just want to know you're there.

I want you and I need you,
Because there's nothing else to me,
I'm alone and I can't help it,
I need you to be free.. for me.

I should know by now, but I don't.
I should be invincible,
Able to stand the worst, but I'm not.
I still need you.
I guess we all have our weaknesses.. and strengths to mourn.

Are you telling me the truth?
I can't see it in your eyes,
I'm not perceptive like that.
All I can say is if this is a lie,
Let it go on forever.
My heart will shatter.. for you.

Are you telling me this
Because you don't want me to cry?
I will cry eventually, you know.

Are you telling me this
Because you don't want me to die?
Nothing can forestall death,
And love doesn't make you fearless at all.

I just want the truth,
I don't want the truth,
Give me nothing, and everything,
But the truth.

I can't stand to be afraid for much longer;
My heart knows
It loves you.

Small Fish

I never believed
That someone so small and sweet
Could swim through my heart

And leave not a trace
Of bitterness, hurt, or hate;
Small fish, please come back.