Plastic-

He tells me not to dance with morphine

[My pain won't go away that way]
I drank from the love of it all
Mistakes were meant to be habits
Kiss the world where life begins
Freckles filled with snow on the dusty carpet
Where I lay with phantom love.

Courtney Roach
August 21-September 9, 2006

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Daisies-

Still I walk with you
Crescent moons and pick-me-ups
You crawled through doors
And kept my crying to the floor boards
I screamed any name
Absent kisses lullaby my lips
I am finally asleep.

Courtney Roach
September 11, 2006

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Sing-

Chemicals and sentences on my tongue
Danger in your later kiss
Paint thinner in your hair with your head upon the floor
You can't deal loneliness too
Maybe you'll be saved.

Courtney Roach
September 15-18, 2006

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Dry-

Drywall and sticky lips
The sun wraps around your eyes
And lies are lies
"Kisses can kill you," said the boy from Hell
Just one would be nice.

Courtney Roach
September 20, 2006

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Barcode-

I need gloves for my eyes
And a love for my lips
Draw lines around your feet
Your taste will catch the heat
And we'll be happier.

Courtney Roach
September 20, 2006

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001-

Flavor and wild crying
Bitten eyelashes and buttoned skin
Eloquent dreams think for you
Candy covered faces and pink satin laces
Make you pretty.

Courtney Roach
September 20, 2006

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Skin Deep-

Strung and needleless
Blow me kisses
Fill me deeper, void of pleasure
Sex is written on your skin.

Courtney Roach
September 22, 2006