A Scream Away

when I run I run from you
when I hide I hide from you
when I shoot I shoot for you
when you scream I scream too

hold on to the nightmare
all i can see
hold on to the nightmare
all I can be

light the fuse
watch it go
turn the corner
and explode
Light the fuse
you fall down
You're on fire
I leave town

you didn't know
you couldn't see
begged me back
just for me

strung you up
turned around
slit your throat
not a sound

when you cry I cry too
turn the gun
aim at you
hold it straight
you won't die
hands are red
but you're alive

what’s the use in moving on
ever stuck
in what I’ve done

I’m sorry you're sorry I'm sorry

It's Going to be a Cold Winter

yard birds
hopping and chirping in the damp grass
but that day
you were a fat crow
screaming "demerit" demerit"
I never meant for you to spend the whole morning
tied up in the gym
you should have used your beak
to loosen the jump ropes
and wiggle free

I'm sorry you don't like jump ropes