skyline distortion

smog is all there is now

no stars and no sun

just this ghastly spill

of wasted chemistry

and skies come undone

too many pennies, not enough thoughts

Buried in spoils, up to those bright eyes

Death in a shiny bag, what a surprise

Green is her bed and now in it she lies

Death in a shiny bag, what a surprise

She bleeds green

She bleeds green

She bleeds, and bleeds

Take this one to the bank, ready or not

Hurry now, don't delay, this offer's hot

Stoned with her own coins now, she could have fought

Hurry now, don't delay, this offer's hot

She bleeds green

She bleeds green

She bleeds, and bleeds

classroom

creaking hinges

subtle twinges

set your books all in a row.

tapping fingers

silence lingers

feed me knowledge; watch me grow.

notebooks open

all so roped in

teacher, teach me something new.

motivated

captivated

everything you say is true.

-it is, isn't it? surely.

fixings

realization

complication

trepidation

stop. this.

desperation

hesitation

mutilation

with. this.

motivation

inspiration

celebration

oh, professor

droplets of moisture on his raised brow

sparkling eyes admire the rushing water

over hard black stone

and he's alone

stranded at the peek of humanity

the younger, fresher something new

sitting in his throne

and he's alone.

world spinning backward

brilliant is irrelevancy in this dark world

brilliant, she whispered

irrelevant, he heard

potential is ineptitude coated with grace

potential, they shouted

but only to his face

marvel is looking without paying attention

marvel they did

at whatever he'd mention

braggadocio

Now my high horse is dead;
you shot him in the head.
My pretense came tumbling down.
It's the price that I pay
For the games that I play.
Now all I can do is bow down.