Our Lives As A Play

Act One:
Everyone asks me if we're married yet
But I can't get you to wear my ring

Interlude:
Once I had it on your finger, but it seemed to somehow slip away. I picked it up from off of the floor, blew the dust off and kept in my pocket to see if you would notice.

But your finger stayed naked.

Act Two:
And your voice that once would greet me
With sugar sweet
"Hello"'s
and
"How are you"'s
Has been replaced with a hate that's rotted all the way through
It hurts my mouth but I bet
You don't feel a thing

Prologue:
The bees sting on the way out
But never when they're in the hive.

Society Under The Electric Blanket

If the batteries keep, we might just stay warm all winter. Spring will have sprung and the hunt for new electric warmth will have begun. I can't shake the feeling that we're all going to freeze the death, but that's probably the bed bugs.

Scab 2

I carry your face with me wherever I go
And that disgusts me.

Grapes

There's an elephant in the room
And I've named him Guilt
He's informed me that I'm not as great as I think I am
That's why everyone has run
And no one will ever
Eat my grapes again.

Question Authority

My friends and their relationships
These days
They only make love in their pockets
Leaving their touch to be cold
Can't you see us laughing?
We're right in front of you.

Asprin Advice

Don't take your love for granted, because it can drift away. You've got to fight for what you want and keep your head above the water or else you'll drown. Take it from me: I never saw it coming, but now I have no home. I thought I was smart, but I really should have known.

Scab

You've been there for years just growing older and weaker on the inside, yet you attempt to project a level of solidity that we both know you're aren't capable of. Most days I wish I never skinned my knee, but family is family and what's done is done. They go hand in hand. You may be a father but you're no longer a dad, one day I'm going to pull off this scab and be glad I had.