Carnival-
Faces painted with the moonlit night
Eyes shining white with one smile
Laughter beating down the dirt road
Hopeless sighs fill my every word
They stay so far from near
And everything is clear.
Courtney Roach
July 3, 2005
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Sequin-
My tears never fall short
I capture them in my dusty palm
And my wounded eyes have faded
Chewing at the end of life
I've fallen from strife.
Courtney Roach
July 7, 2005
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Hypnosis-
Neon screams, hidden beneath your hands
Black-lined buildings, dirt under nails
Kisses leaning toward your face
Your face is pink and freckled with love
Life lands its first perfection
And you're pacing with laughter.
Courtney Roach
July 7, 2005
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Carousel-
Cursive flowing through my veins
Haunted carousels throwing fairy dust into my eyes
The smile on your fair skin becomes hazy
Your stare is unbearable
But darkness envelopes me.
Courtney Roach
July 7, 2005
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Fuse-
Holding picture frames to your face
You're a mirror image of elegance
You scurry after desolation
And wander far from truth.
Courtney Roach
July 7, 2005
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Twirled-
Great delusions of the mind
Sacrificing all of your artificial color
Your stare is blank; pain is remote
Forcing fake smiles through your teeth
I am complete
I am dying inside
I am twirled around your finger
And I hate it.
Courtney Roach
July 9 - 10, 2005
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Drywall-
Scripted sentences fill your mouth, tangle with your lips and you are mute.
Your right hand holds your left and there is dirt beneath your nails.
Tearing out the drywall in your heart, you're left with a blackhole.
Light the lamps within your eyes and fill yourself with lies.
You're all that's left, a prodigy, and you don't want to be.
Courtney Roach
July 11, 2005
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Horizontal-
The creases in my face are torn with a smile
I nod carefully
You're dancing restlessly in the moonlight
You are beauty in my eyes
Stop sounding so surprised.
Courtney Roach
July 11, 2005
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Sticks And Stones-
I blew a kiss
It missed your lips
You're made of sugar
I'm made of stone.
Courtney Roach
July 11, 2005
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Starved-
My skin feels like elastic, stretched across my bones.
My smile feels like plastic, framed within this showroom.
Running fingers through the smoke in my hair,
I am made of glass.
I am broken.
Courtney Roach
July 16, 2005
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Manic-
I stole blood from my own body
I kissed the salty tears beneath my skin
I watched you run away in the midst of all my pain
And you broke the stars in my eyes.
Courtney Roach
July 16, 2005
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Four-Thirty-
Darkness presses me, as do you
Your kisses are beautiful, my breath escapes me
Your bruised lips bathe themselves in me
As your shadow waves good bye
But you screamed your love for me that night
It was the most honest lie.
Courtney Roach
July 31, 2005
