Bleeder

just this morning,
when the world awoke to a light that immobilized
stress and repression made a mess on my living room wall
and on my front porch as i tried to escape
smoldering in the acid and the dust at my feet
was the venom of your tongue,
and the stench of your voice
burned a hole though my throat as the demons escaped
forcing out the lies and protection i gave
some aborting of everything you thought kept me safe
and they ripped through this city on a rampage for flesh
and a massacre ensued; with a venom and a stench much sicker than yours
and you watching in horror as all eyes left your face
killing your reign over everyone in this downtrodden place
where we're sick enough to kill for the limelight we hate
but i tell you, your sins here mean nothing to me
there's a bigger world out there full of weaklings like me
if that's what i am then just banish me there
i favor my chances more in a world full of weaklings and liars and
winged beasts born of fire
those lies and that fire feed on people like you
who always know what they're doing and keeping up appearances with the wrong crowd
keeps your head on straight and the rushing of your ears too loud
and you don't hear the jeers of those who see through what you say
as they're creating a brand new army
when will you forgive and let the angry flames lick your own tongue
stoking a new fire with the arms and legs of your victims from your own selfish past
i can't teach you anything that you don't want to learn
and you'll never get anything you haven't yourself earned
but i promise what you've done is all you deserve
when someday you come to me
knees to the floor
eyes bleeding black
with disease ridden flesh
i will walk right on by your army's flag on my sleeve.
and as my eyes close i walk away and see fire
in the inside of my eyes i can smile while i cry.
welcome back.

for alex