Tarnished Skin
Tarnished Skin
By Kevin Robey
October 8, 2013
I ask this of you, just one more time
Save me from these thoughts of mine
I miss the burn, I miss the touch
One more time I'll say too much
You chased away this slow decay
From rabbit holes back to the fray
Reminders left on tarnished skin
I’ll soon give in to scars within
Resolve I built on sandy shores
Washed away fake smiles I wore
Back home to you my shiny friend
A love affair that I can't defend
Cut through lies that I comprise
Suppress the light I can't disguise
A simple life, breathe out my lungs
Escaping notes I've left unsung
Time that passed without a sound
Returns each time you come around
Finding me on the edge of release
Free of thoughts; this pure disease
Moment of regret comes after sunset
Bleed out my heart till my mind forgets
Wash away fear as the view becomes clear
Pour down the drain till’ they all disappear
One more time I beg you please
Take away these memories
Long inhales of heavens breeze
To save me from this clarity
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