its claws dig deep into my back
my breath, caught short, stuck in my neck
bring the dry tinder to my lips
drink deeply of its offerings
blood eagle homunculus
lips swollen and tender to the touch
chimera carrion smolders grotesque
tendril whorls dance burlesque
at 15 i kissed sweet leathermouth
his belt-like tongue reached inside my mind
brought me a peace i didn't know to find
i was just 15
i couldn't keep up
i didn't want his touch
but still i was being called back
back to sweet leathermouth
at 21 i couldn't divorce him from my soul
enveloped by sweet tendrils,
i couldn't leave such an embrace
how could you leave such an embrace?
at 23 i wake up with leathermouth
at 23 he ravages me
at 7:15 he's taking me
leathermouth please let me be
that cracked pebbled tongue
a familiar bumpy road rising to make the fall harder
that old reclining sofa feeling
another trick of smoke and mirrors
my head sinks into the pillow as your alarm rings
the stirring of legs under covers
the draping of arms over torsos
held close but i'm still falling
back asleep
it's a waking dream
being here in warm arms
it's your loving scheme
and i never ever wanna leave
shave down my bark again
to get the sweet treat within
rob me of my essence
boil it down to its quintessence
rejoice in my offerings
but cut me down to size
propeller was my birthright
all synecdoche to my eyes
feeling tapped out feeling drained
cut the tar with your spit i remain
when i'm finally long gone
what will become of my sap?
kevin kitty catty-o
sitting on the patio
watching the cars as they go
watching the softly falling snow
sweet orange kitty catter
with the soft kitty pitty-patter
tuck away your kitty claws
pitter-patter on kitty paws
staring down the barrel of the loaded gun i call my future
cold steel tastes fit to rupture
but i'll never choke on what never comes
jester jeering at the promise of tomorrow
tower toppling at the slightest hint of sorrow
still i bite down hard
catch that bullet between my teeth
that's what i say i'll do
pinch that bullet with pearly gates
it's me alone spinning this fate
catch that bullet between my teeth
doctor says it's what i need
never empty the chamber
just feel the burning from beneath the hot seat
empty is the gun i once called my future
dissolve away the medical sutures
entering a world yet made
pimple poppped with fanfare abound
scab scraped down without a sound
still there's something pulsing hard
catch that bullet between my teeth
shatter expectations from beneath
i'll commit to self beyond belief
catch that bullet between my teeth
breathing shudders from the heat
do another trick for the treat