Durham County Rape Unit
It's an ugly world. Like a knife. Really eating away at you; acidic and toxic. Finally fading like the yellow sunset. Feeling each breath passing through my lungs. One final burst of air into the cigarette stained night. Head slumped into your hands. Where is everyone? The party is over, the party is over.
It's an ugly world. Disappearing girlfriends and smiles, time fades happiness like water rolling over the rocks. Churning, smoothing, reshaping, destroying. Final heartbreat under neon T.V. light under golden sunbeam. Washing your hands at midnight you look in the mirror; finally find one faded out smile slipping away from you.
It's an ugly world. All life and then death.
It's an ugly world. Trying with every second to explain what's wrong in a word, a frown, a hand gesture. Trying to say something by saying nothing. And the words are all static, and the volume was turned down, and nothing gets through.
You look at her and smile.
It's an ugly world. Me here on the computer trying to type this bullshit and it not coming out right. You on the other end flipping your hair. And a million things going wrong and a million things to think about.
A million reasons for an ugly world.
But once, I saw it shine.
It's an ugly world. Disappearing girlfriends and smiles, time fades happiness like water rolling over the rocks. Churning, smoothing, reshaping, destroying. Final heartbreat under neon T.V. light under golden sunbeam. Washing your hands at midnight you look in the mirror; finally find one faded out smile slipping away from you.
It's an ugly world. All life and then death.
It's an ugly world. Trying with every second to explain what's wrong in a word, a frown, a hand gesture. Trying to say something by saying nothing. And the words are all static, and the volume was turned down, and nothing gets through.
You look at her and smile.
It's an ugly world. Me here on the computer trying to type this bullshit and it not coming out right. You on the other end flipping your hair. And a million things going wrong and a million things to think about.
A million reasons for an ugly world.
But once, I saw it shine.