Crooked Teeth - Apologies I Have None

There is only ever temporary release

From the ever present, growing, feverous heat

From the never ending dull weakness

That comes from

A deep need for sleep

And trying to find a place within a framework that says

Teach your sons to be aggressive, daughters to give in

And a real man never backs down

He keeps his fears close to his chest

I follow the wash of electrical warmth

Down through the silence that falls

The curve in the flow of the smoke

I follow it home

Go

Go find your feet

Before the rush of youth evaporates

And vapour seeps into your hips and knees

Reminds you that you spent your whole life trying but

Couldn’t outrun defeat

Everybody’s so fucking perfect

Your only ever high

The only time you seem to crack a smile but when

First impressions count do you want

A flash of crooked teeth to count you out?

I follow the wash of electrical warmth

Down through the silence that falls

The curve in the flow of the smoke

I follow it home

And leave behind a world that never seems to make much sense

Sink into the only place that ever quells the static

In my head

Between the drip at the back of my throat

And the curve in the flow of the smoke

Found a home