surface tension

diamonds spilling out

not much of this is new

but it’s coming on soon

i like control too much

i like control too much

i like control too much

i like control too much

i’ll lay down in your sheets

but it’ll be on my terms

satin filling up the room

and i’ll put on your perfume

i like control too much

i like control too much

i like control too much

i like control too much

and i’ve been cradling my grief

latched onto the echoes of us

thick molasses, brittle candied

our shadows sugar coated in honey

you said they cast long,

but in my gaze they flickered briefly

you heeded all your promises

with warnings

and quietly breathed our prophecy

steely eyed and unmoving

there will be no compromise

at least, not this evening

our feet drag us

every time i turn a corner

it seems to be further from reach

i’ll tear down one mountain

in a ruthless ascent

only to find one even taller

so tell me where the reprieve is

because i’ve been looking for forever

more, always

more, causeways

and maybe freedom is in the nothing

to evaluate this mess

but i’m knee deep in mantras

that betray perception

i’m deafened, in present

too arrogant to concede

but i’ll accept any punishment