I drown each and every night In your dark, deep pool of eyes Suffocating but enchanting with no end They beckon to me, and draw me in Hold me in a magical spell
I lose myself in your eyes I search over and over for my soul Which you might have stolen And hidden in your pool of eyes Never realizing till the end That the strange, mysterious eyes Has always been seeking To capture me and drag me To the dark depth, in you pool of eyes
I sometimes think of what could've been or what needs to be. I fight with what battle scars and a chipped tooth, Nose bleed and churned stomach. I overthink the unthinkable thoughts that think they're slick but thought wrong. We sometimes ejaculate false words or ideas that never play through. My porcelain fingertips bursts as I try to touch within you. Cold as a throat, Hot as my heart. Annoyed with the constant bleeding and choking. You give me hot buttered love, Melting me like m& ms in a fat girl's pocket. My heart's been played more than an Al Green record at a fish fry.
I look outside At the green murky water That fills My in-ground pool And i remember the day I tried to clean it But i was too small And weak And the heat was too much So i quit halfway through
And now leaves drift Slowly to their watery graves Among moles, spiders, and frogs Who foolishly yearned To take a refreshing dip From which they never returned
The reflection of the blue October sky and Sparse leaves Is beautiful and heart breaking And i half expect Corpses to Float to the surface And beckon me below With their waterlogged Finger tips And broken tooth smiles
I picture myself, Toes on the edge of the diving board, Ready to take the leap
I'll swan dive in And sink to the bottom And broken bodies Will hold me As i learn to say goodbye
Cool water Once fresh and clean Reflecting the skies In azure imitation A complement to Nature In her splendour
The image fades Distorts With the spread Of an oily film And the pond Now tinted brown With algae and silt Hints of Death No longer giving Life But taking That which is As blood gone stale
Pool shark - Bradley nowell of sublime (1968-1996)
Lying in my plastic bed Thinking how things weren't so cool to me My baby likes to shoot pool I like lying naked in my bedroom Tying on that dinosaur tonight It used to be so cool But now I've got that need(le) That I can't shake And I can't breathe They take it away But I want more and more One day I'm gunna lose the war
I've spent the past decade And then some Drowning. I'm curled fetaly, Cradling the anchor seared Against this inside of my ribs.
I've managed to keep my head Above the waves, Even with a tempest Crashing, Beating, Breaking, Forcing It's Way Into My Lun gs, If only just barely.
There have been so many Failed lifelines, False shore sightings, Ghost ships burning bright on the horizon. But I continue to tread water, Resigning myself to a life of chocking.
One day you floated by, Quietly in time with the sunrise, And I felt lighter Simply from your proximity. You stayed a while, And as hours passed I felt myself falling for you. You reached your hand out, Gave me a lifeline, Gave me a handhold With you.
Whispered promises In the middle of the night, Hushed attempts to cease my crying, To assure me you wouldn't let me sink, Even as I screamed at you To let me go In the midst of the thrall. I pushed you away, Fervent in the desire To save you, To get you to the eye, So I could drown guiltless.
I've been dreaming about you In a pool of your own blood. I wished you screamed louder As I whispered boo. Your eyes gauged out By the work of my thumbs. I couldn't help but hide you in my walls. Your blood running down my gums, Your body will never be found. I'll wear your skin as a suit. I'll pretend to be you, Your friends will like you more Than they used to.
