where is your softness
a gentle kindness
which finds the warning signs
before I implode

Where can I find you
Shrouded from day
The loving monster
underneath the bed

there's just a hint
of excessive disappointment
the smoke in my eyes
blurs my vision

if this seems trite
simple at best
I have no clues
Where I might end up

So tell me
Daddy dearest
do I have any right
to hold my head up

Can I expect
to live a full life
without definitions
to focus my talent

But then it comes
right around again
the need burning out
from a reinforced mask

Just one look
and I know
the words to write
to make a brand new sound

intimidate my art
imitate my life
keep your assurance
I'm just another face

nothing better exists
in the mass of bodies
than your expectations
to settle for less

the rocks
surrounding the heart
are used to stone
people to death

baby
give me your best shot
you'll run out of ammo
before I fall to my knees

keep it coming
hit all my vitals
try to break me
i won't quit so easily

evil rose bushes
are far to willing
to slash me now
through the scabs

hold up
stand your ground
let me reach
to avoid the thorns

Starlight pulsing
green man growing
wrap me in your vines
capture me in embrace

I won't neglect
my important dreams
or give up
on an absolute truth