i’ll bleed ink from my fingertips,
and stain orange flavored skin
absolution is in the purging of everything

matchstick prisons burn through this flesh,
and strip me of my pitiful wings
the eye of the beholder no longer claims beauty

liquid, opaque smoke fills these lungs,
i’ll drown in the only feeling i know,
eardrums will burst at the beat of my heart

floating through a dreamstate affliction,
i hear reverberating footsteps all around
falling through a nightmare intention,
i feel utter darkness swallow me whole

i’ll breathe in these toxic melodies,
and fill each open wound with dirt
desperation feeds on anything it touches

soapbox infections leak through these bones,
and drain me of my pathetic dreams
the spark of the martry no longer claims humanity

liquid, opaque smoke fills these lungs,
i’ll drown in the only feeling i know,
eardrums will burst at the beat of my heart

floating through a dreamstate affliction,
i hear reverberating footsteps all around
falling through a nightmare intention,
i feel utter darkness swallow me whole

i’ll choke on the loneliness whenever i breathe,
and you won’t ever know what hit you