only the guilty run out of fear
let's go swimming
in a frozen lake
get out the snowboards
and go to the desert
bring plenty of
sunscreen for three
months in a cave
go rob the bank
a block away from
the police station
calmly walk away
only the guilty run
out of fear
go introduce a rabid
dog to your newborn
son
take bets on who
makes it out alive
always remember the
sheriff plays for free
unless you want that
newly built grow room
to become property
of the state
and only repeat the
lies you believe
otherwise you sound
like a fucking fool
avoiding conflict
string the holiday lights
up like hope still exists
in this world
be it bliss, ignorance
or a silly faith
you don't avoid
wearing it with
pride
you obviously didn't
grow up with the pain
of abuse or ever take
a fucking punch at a
school recess
avoiding conflict might
have worked for you
but i'll bet you all 37
cents in my savings
account
that once you taste
the joy of defeating
someone
you'll never avoid
conflict again
the rainbow
somewhere over the rainbow
there's an old man with a
gun in his mouth
having freshly penned his
last words he's comfortable
with his goodbye
somewhere over the rainbow
a bleeding child is placed
in a dumpster
a bleeding teenager tries
to quickly run away
guilt not far behind
somewhere over the rainbow
a good woman still cares
though she's grown tired
of trying to figure out why
somewhere over the rainbow
a man goes down to one
knee and asks his lovely
wife for a divorce
somewhere over the rainbow
a dreamer asks to go
back to the other side
to the other side
you can feel the
sweat on the back
of your neck as
soon as you walk
out the door
you look at the cats
and how miserable
they appear to be
you start speaking
spanish to them out
of a habit taught to
you years ago
that should be enough
food and water to get
them to the other side
you don't allow them
inside anymore after
reading one too many
stories about household
pets eating deceased
owners
a sad kitten looks up
from its bowl and you
walk away
you're not going to
be fooled again
the invisible muse
she's the kind of woman
that knows she's incredibly
attractive yet gets pissed
when she's in her finest
clothes and men start
staring
the kind of woman that
wakes up each morning
believing the majority of
the earth is beneath her
yet will brag all day long
about her love of god and
work in the church
the kind of woman that
wants to be spoiled with
lavish gifts and treated
like a queen yet don't be
surprised when you catch
her sucking dick in the
corner booth of a dive
bar with a latin man
twelve years older
than her
the kind of woman that
never takes responsibility
for her actions because
quite frankly she's never
had to
the kind of woman that
is embarrassed by her
family and the weekly
therapy session
the kind of woman that
knows she's really invisible
once that little blue pill
wears off
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