Days of nothing

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Days of nothing rimmed with shit
like the gaping mouths of sewers
Good intentions and bad decisions
lining our pockets while pulling us down
Days of nothing that sticks to the walls
they drip into rivers where we sink
Grinding our teeth for comfort
we rub bone against bone as we drown
Days of nothing creeps through the mask
reaching to steal back the air we borrow
Gasping and bleeding like sliced up pillows
we pray to be numb but hope to be touched
Days of nothing dews the eyes like Zyklon B
we fill them with God,
McDonalds
and car-bombs
We fill them with priests
and junkies
and lovers
We fill them with bodies that wait to be crushed
Days of nothing but vacant stares and bottles
And the hands of the clock sharpens its knifes
It guts us like fish in back-alley markets
hung, drawn and quartered we spill our regrets
Days of nothing when solace resides in defeat
and carves through our backyard-sale flesh
We dig for redemption in lust and meat,
we dig for an exit
in wine
and pills
and cigarettes

 

[cduggles]

Days of nothing rimmed with shit
like the gaping mouths of sewers
Good intentions and bad decisions
lining our pockets while pulling us down
Days of nothing that sticks to the walls
they drip into rivers where we sink
Grinding our teeth for comfort
we rub bone against bone as we drown
Days of nothing creeps through the mask
reaching to steal back the air we borrow

Very strong opening!