I Die the Next Day
falling asleep gently i wonder
if i ever had a chance
dreams crush me with impossible romance
i awake tasting the taint
of what could be if only i
stripped away the gleam of glory
im crying silently
i feel it in my lungs
im thinking of the people
that i have forgotten
its in my nostrils
its behind my eyes
its pressure that i hate
and its falling down my cheeks
in rivers
unstoppable
the guilt i feel
unredeemable
the years i have lost are
unretrievable
nothing worse than being alone
after an unanswered phonecall
as the liqour fades to amber shades
and the women have left
in disgust
and i wonder who i have left
to trust
the songwriter who destroys me
is playing viciously
staring at an old picture
of what i used to be
wisely i stop crying and let
the music wash away
my ironclad regret and my
selfish undeserved shame
i never get to walk away
i die the next day
if i ever had a chance
dreams crush me with impossible romance
i awake tasting the taint
of what could be if only i
stripped away the gleam of glory
im crying silently
i feel it in my lungs
im thinking of the people
that i have forgotten
its in my nostrils
its behind my eyes
its pressure that i hate
and its falling down my cheeks
in rivers
unstoppable
the guilt i feel
unredeemable
the years i have lost are
unretrievable
nothing worse than being alone
after an unanswered phonecall
as the liqour fades to amber shades
and the women have left
in disgust
and i wonder who i have left
to trust
the songwriter who destroys me
is playing viciously
staring at an old picture
of what i used to be
wisely i stop crying and let
the music wash away
my ironclad regret and my
selfish undeserved shame
i never get to walk away
i die the next day
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