Bloody Knuckles and Smiling Faces

power trips 
veins pulse   
your tongue slips 
sharp words 
mumbled curse
fist 
face
blood traced 
knifes 
veins lost
eyes rolling
back of your head
siren blowing 
cops dead 
racing forward 
lead 
snaps the air 
bridge water 
life without a care
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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