dead like me

[Carol R]

we flirt like strangers
at the site of a plane crash
you take my name
and i bury you in it
tilt your head back
let the smoke bring back
those memories
of what you used to become
the whole world's turned numb

i remember when you used to read to me
songs of exploding balloons
and sweating dogs
like the ones you left dead
on the front lawn
even ghosts could live better than us
the whole ****ing world has turned against us
we are left with blood in our veins
and it turns to dust

i think about the changes we've made
think of all the people we could've saved
we're not brave

 

[overunder]

You start and finish very powerfully, I applaud you for that.

I love the lines
We flirt like strangers
at the site of a plane crash.
I feel like there's a lot of meaning packed into them.

 

[ROGER B]

Thanks, I was trying to hit hard on the emotional level.