the word means water

the word means water
don't you understand
i drink the poison down
let it fill my gut
and then my veins
i pull the stars from the heavens
and stick them in my hair like glitter
because they belong to me

it rips through like a current
of burnt flesh peeling at the edges
my insides know the path so well
and my eyes await
the destruction
of all walls

what i won't remember
will matter the most
i'll keep it my heart somewhere
for another day
i'll raise a toast
to destroying everything you love
to ruining your best dress

i'll take off all my clothes
and roll in the mud
it's this that i live for
the slow poison
and resistance to death

2006-06-07