hook

pearly whites & oval opiates

disintegrate like self-esteem

when your hair falls out

& you're naked in your dreams

screaming, tell me why this happened

tell me what this means. . .

you're never going to know

between the x's & the o's

what's real

& what's for show

you're never going to know

the leaches from the sponges

until you're anemic

or you're broke

until someone says, you're breaking up

& blows into the phone

yeah, then you'll know

but you won't want to

so, you'll just pretend you don't

& go,

go for broke. . .

you chew on bubble gum

you walk down the street

you wonder why

the people you meet

always back away

far away. . .

perhaps, they're trying to say

it's sour & it'll burst

it's sour & it'll break

it's sour & it'll blow

ALL OVER YOUR FACE

because that girl is no good

that girl should be replaced

line & sinker

hook & you're the bait

not quite the catch

she led you to believe. . .