Snap-crack Bubblegum on my tongue I laugh Red lipstick on a coffee cup Bat on my shoulder like "who wants what?" (ha) Pigtails swinging when I cross that line Tattoo script down my spine "you'll be fine" Smile like a warning sign You still step closer Say you wanna try You like my scars Say they sh...Read more

Slow and sultry I can taste the tension in the air Eyes tracing every curve Like you’re trying not to stare I know what is on your mind I know the thoughts you try to hide You wanna take me for a ride I’m tempted to let you have a bite Hand on my waist You’re talking But your fingers say more Breat...Read more

Car keys on the counter School bag hits the floor I hear battle Hear doors Hear thunder From the verbal war Pick up my brother Grab the baby Turn up cartoons way too loud Sitting on the carpet Shaking While they tear the ceiling down You keep screaming through the walls While these kids just fall a...Read more

Publix parking lot at six o'clock You say "Deliver this letter" Hand me words like heavy burdens Then send me across the way "Tell your father that I hate him" "Tell your mother she's insane" I carry every accusation With a frown on my face I'm the monster in the middle Painted with your war Ever...Read more

All the boys. are crazy for me. I make them dance. I make them dream. Spin ’em ‘round. like brand-new toys. Wind ’em up. Then drop their joy. All the boys. They beg. They plead. But I just play. with what I need. Boys! Boys! Favorite toys! Boys! Boys! Favorite toys! Curves like trouble. in a ti...Read more

You said "daughters are to be seen not heard" So I learned how to smile on cue Folded my questions Like laundry in drawers Hid all my colors from you Sat at your table Hands in my lap Careful with every word Reading your weather Watching your glass Pretending it never hurt You were never really th...Read more

You slam the door Then call it love Say I'm too much Then not enough You twist my words till I feel small Then shake your head Like it's my fault. I learned your moods like traffic lights Green one day Red every night You raise your voice I raise my walls Wait for your sorry It never falls. You ne...Read more

You lit the room with your crooked grin Then blew it out like a candle in the wind One moment soft The next one sharp I never knew which side you'd spark Flipping switches Casting shadows Mom You were a storm I couldn't follow I was the anchor You were the tide You tried to be my friend But I was...Read more

They whisper poison in my ear A hiss that curls and disappears Their fangs are sharp but I don’t bleed I’m venom-proof I’m what they need (karma) I shed the weight they made me wear Their lies can’t hold I’m shedding care Shed every skin that doesn’t fit Even if they call me cold-blooded. When th...Read more

Your glass was always full Your arms were always bare The bottle held you closer than I ever dared I watched your eyes fade Watched your colors change Yellow like the sunset But cold Estranged You had a hand to hold But you gripped bitter gold You turned away Turned away From every chance to stay ...Read more

No one knows how much I cried that night Silent screams under a pale moonlight The walls heard me But they can't speak Tears fell heavy My soul felt weak Every breath was a weight to bear Every shadow Her face was there No one knows No one sees The storm inside that's drowning me I cried myself to...Read more

She wore her halo like a fragile crown They bent her low they tore her down Whispers cut sharper than any blade Her light dimmed but her shadow stayed No savior came no justice spoke When her halo broke Halo to horns now she's reborn Soft turned sharp her edges worn She carved her wings into a thr...Read more

Born a shadow in the sunless room They built my cage and sealed my doom I wear the mask they force me to But it cracks and shows the real view I’m the black sheep The untamed thread They want me silenced They want me dead I’ll howl my name till the stars forget I’m not your puppet Not your regret ...Read more

Death is a family member it visits so often Knocks on the door like the mailman stopping I set the table but it sits uninvited A shadow in the corner always ignited Oh death at the door I’ve seen you before You pull up a chair like you live here too But I’m not ready not ready for you It knows my ...Read more

She's a Mona Lisa in a sundress Oh so divine Got that hourglass ticking Stopping my time Her smile's pure sugar But her glance cuts deep She's the kind of trouble that won't let me sleep Good girl in the light But she owns the night She's got curves that spin my world around Sweet like honey but s...Read more