There’s a long luscious list of reasons we should
But a jagged emporium of poisonous consequences
Jars upon jars upon shelves upon walls
Filled with outcomes. Black outcomes.
They swirl around like mini-galaxies
Holding us both hostage to our decisions.
It’s not just one you see?
All the things that led us here
A million ways we can go wrong
Or right.
Let’s sit here for a while. On the safe floor.
In the room without a door.
Where the only way out
Is in…..
Us
(c) Slumpless
I longed for solvation
Yes SOLvation.
The kind that allows you to work it all out in one fell swoop.
I tried. I did. I tried.
I could not sit. I could not sleep.
My resolve was to solve.
I did my best with everyone
I brushed things under the rug
Hug. Hug. Hug.
I hugged it out.
I wanted everyone in neat littles boxes.
Like me. Like me.
I wanted you all to like me.
I paid no heed as pieces fell off.
A chip here or there.
It was worth it wasn’t it ?
But people don’t like mess.
And they complained that I was no longer enough.
I cut my arms off for you
But you wanted me whole.
And only when I was a torso lying in the dirt
Did I see the truth of it all.
It’s a tug of war .
And if I give a little
You take a mile.
If I smirk a little
You want a smile.
So I stand firmer now
And hope you admire my might
And if you don’t
Tough fooking shite.
(C) Slumpless
Be careful with me
I have a heart that knows no limits
A soul that will search for embers in every cavity of you
Long after the fire dies out.
Be careful.
Because it has already begun
That gentle drum
Louder and faster
Until it hums and I float mid-air
Waiting for your nectar.
Don’t play with light
If you can’t take the glare.
Careful lover. Careful.
I have a bellyful of you but I still want more.
(c) Slumpless
I used to melt
I was puddle to your shining light
Now I all I see is the sun bouncing off your head
Your mysterious smile
Was just a sneer.
How strange !
How my heart deceived me.
I used to feel.
Everything.
I think my brain vibrated to every beat of your heart
When I must have believed you had one.
Now it’s just static.
But what a delight. What a delicious relief
My body moves to its own beat, its own heat.
Now if I fall it’s only for a real rock. Not a stone.
Not alone.
(C) Slumpless
When I find myself in the midst of groggy strife.
When I can’t even see the sky for the black
I listen. I listen.
To the thumping drum ,the melodic hum.
It resonates with my soul
Takes the dust from my eyes
Lets me see heaven.
So when I feel choked with life’s regrets and woes
When all I see is darkness.
The cure. The fix.The trick.
Is music, music,music.
(C) Slumpless
I scrambled into the derelict halls of you
And wove through the scattered rubble of your heart
Siphoning blood in hopes that you would..
You might..
Never mind. I was going elsewhere
I was moving up
Your clavicle was my trampoline
Up up I soared
To the complex tunnels in your head
Wandering there instead
It’s heaven up here. And Hell.
Too much going on to tell
Do you love me ?Or am I insane
There are no clues in your busy brain
And now I’m lost in this terrible maze
Those horrible hours melding into days.
Then suddenly I find myself moving south
Lolling in your exquisite mouth
A sudden jerk , I feel a lunge
From your body I am expunged.
I lie in dribble on the floor
The mystery of you is no more
I saw your innards , I thought I was a lifer
But your thoughts I could not decipher
That time inside took its toll
I never made it to your soul
Perhaps it’s better never to find
What goes on in a lover’s mind.
(C) Slumpless
I longed for you through inky night and harsh sunlight I called on the stars to help me. I summoned the winds to bring you near. My every thought was spattered with you Scattered by you. Your effervescent tongue had awakened every nerve. I felt flooded by your spirit Engulfed by your soul. And then it stopped. I stopped. And you called. (c) Slumpless
