Tuesday, February 8, 2011

WHILE I LAY HELPLESS...


TREAT ME A SOUL IF I AM GONE,

LIGHTEN MY SHADOW IF I'M LEFT ALONE,

TO THE THOUSANDS OF FACES I'M KNOWN

I WON'T COME BACK TO THEIR ATTENTION FOR THE MEMORIES THEY'VE GROWN...


THE TENDOR LIPS THAT SPEAK FOR ME

ARE SLAUGHTERED FOR THE PREVENTION,

PREVENTION OF AN INTENTION WHEN THE WORLD'S VULNERABLE

WHEN EVERY SENSE AROUND ME IS LABELLED "DISABLE"...

MY WORDS BLEED LIKE NILE

WHEN THE FAITH I KEEP TURNS TREACHEROUS,

I TURN BLUE

SIP DOWN THE ADHESIVE A GLUE ,

SILENT I KEEP

NOT A SINGLE WORD I WEEP,

ALL I DO IS LIVE WITH SO MUCH OF FAITH

AND TEND TO LIVE AT IT'S MERCY...


WHILE I LAY HELPLESS

FAITH'S MAULED FOR FORGIVNESS

N I DRENCH MY WHITE SKIN IN RED

SLEEP WITH THE CORPSE CODE IN THE BED...


WHILE I LAY LIFELESS...

I EXIST WITH SATISFACTION

A MASTER OF EVERY BREATH I TEND TO MISS

A SLAVE TO THE DEATH I KISS....






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