Matthew Bailey Poet Free verse

Honey, You Can't be a Shark if You're Toothless

You're a fool for starting the friction 
But I'm a fool for starting the motion 
F you, no I’m a fool for believing the notion
And giving my eyes to the intention

The northern lights fell on me 
And open ice sheets make me weary 
I can see every breath but I don’t feel alive 
I can see every breath but I don’t feel so alive 

I need a radio to play this line to me every day:
Never burn yourself 
To keep others warm 
Never burn yourself 
To keep others warm 
 
The truth is 
I wouldn’t wish it on anyone
I wouldn’t wish this on anyone 

When someone pulls a gun on you,
You pull a bigger one 
And when someone tells you to give them a show,
You drop the match on the gasoline and have some fun 

You’re never gonna guess what he said to me
You’re never gonna guess because in a murder case, 
This would be the clue they all disregard
But turns out to be the missing piece 
But everything is evidence when you’re over-analyzing 
Take off your detective hat and enjoy my presence while it lasts 

Broken bones and a heart-shaped cast 
I wouldn’t wish this on anyone 
Military grade, tested against god’s fists
But it wasn’t made to last 
And I already know the grass is greener on the other side 
Every blade is a shard of glass that cuts me everytime I try to forget 
Well I don’t forget! 
And i’ll remember that I wouldn’t wish this on anyone 

But will I remember to never burn myself 
To keep others warm? 
Im tempted to test it but I know I’ll just forget it 

When someone pulls a gun on you,
You pull a bigger one 
And when someone says to blow them away,
You throw the match on the dynamite and have some fun 

Oh, and there’s that shooting star I wished for 
a year and a half before 
That asteroid hurtling towards earth 
Couldn't hit us any sooner 
And who's the son of a  that said the grass is always greener? 
I know I should bring this all to my therapist 
But I’m just gonna forget it

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