Dripping whiskey
Inhale on the acrid
Red tipped cigarette
Breathe dragons fire
On the exhale
Footfalls scuff
Well worn soles
Silver tipped
Cowboy boots
Squint into the sun
Retain a focus
Of what has become
From the best of me
Essence of kewl
Dressed so silently
Draw another
Absorb another side of me
And exhale
Damnation years
Served in toil
Wear the scars well
Every mark tells a story
Hesitate on the apology
No one ever looks at me
A draw on the end
I tip my hat
Throw my cigarette to the sea
Portrayed
In the love and the hate
Displayed
Upon your chest
Layered in the braille
Fingers swiftly caress
Learning
Learned
Deep seated emotions
Hidden from view
Door closed on all
Shown to the complete
On the whim of a disease
Its all blown away
A single piece
Remains
Secured from view
Held in the corner of my world
A small piece
Of you
Velveteen laden rooms covered in mirrors
Festooned facades herald the malformed
Welcome to the rebirth of the unfortunate
Buy a ticket for the freak show
Living disfigurement paraded for one and all
Punters that look on in belief of the fortunate few
Gothic crackling’s permeate surrounding air
There is no Snow White here in this refraction
Brought in upon the second face
Unsounded beauty tests inner souls
Dare to look beyond kaleidoscope of coloured iris
Will they lay with her tonight or any night?
Majestic as the freaks on the stage
Life less choosing as the one deserved
Carried as a bastardization of a lesser being
Care to look at the reflection of me and you?
