Beneath the manicure, bite marks adorn each nail

Cuticles are perfect, but bleeding when doors close

Hands well moisturized, calluses hidden with great detail

What is visible to all, is the opposite of what we hide most...

The odds are against me. Should I shoot my shot?

I have nothing to lose. Luck is all I’ve got.

My mind is spinning. Like eggs turning into a scramble

But I have to shoot my shot. Fuck, do I love to gamble....

When the storm comes, my compass always points to you

No matter the wind and weather, it always holds true

I’d die in battle for you, even stage a coup

It’s something I always, always, promise to do...

I creak as foot after foot steps on me

It doesn’t hurt, but I am not at all happy

A loose board I’ve become, through years of hard use

I really wish someone would fix me…that is the truth...

You’ll never guess what my patient told me today

I laughed, drunkenly, spilling my beer

All of my friends sitting at the table, stopped

And all turned to hear

With all eyes on me, reality struck

But I had to say something, otherwise I’m fucked

My confidence blossomed and I said it out loud

But judging by their reactions, I was not proud

A room of scorn, brows furrowed with judgment

It got even w...

We all look the same in the dark

No distinguishing features to see

But life would be easier this way, that’s on the mark

Leaving life with happier and glee...

Two go in, and one comes out

Nobody can hear you scream. Nobody can hear you shout.

But just wait a second, there’s no need to pout

Just trust me and come, aren’t you devout?...

“Let’s choose teams” my gym teacher shouts

Others cheer, while others begin to pout

For someone like me, getting picked never comes fast

I’m considered a loner, I’m always picked last...

If only this world had shown me a little more mercy

Perhaps then the devil would not give such a condescending curtsy

Through thick and then, and clear and murky

I still go through life with a smile, I prefer to be perky...

Diamonds are beautiful, but they are also strong

A shimmering beauty, sought after for so long

A diamond in the rough, on my what a find!

It is surely to heaven, in which I have climbed...