Someone else's toxic

Like strings of silken pearls,
The words roll out, the flag unfurls
They cannot be retrieved,
Nor minced or sieved
Like a ripple across the heart
To stomach the words, the hardest part

The sun catcher dusty and forgotten
Mint condition nothing broken
Except it's heart, cold and lifeless
Waiting for another cold blooded curse
Because it what it is, this neglected kiss
And when it's gone then you'll start to miss

My heart's ringing of a phantom pain
One the surface fine but nothing's the same
Because you eyes have turned cold
And every stare has a story to be told
But I don't want to ask anymore
There's no reason for tears to more

Not today, not ever

Of Raindrops and Broken Umbrellas

Because things of the old will never be good enough
It tumbles and dries - all rough and tough
The shadows of yonder recede into the stiffled laughs
My hands bleed from the tightened cuffs

It goes through the hammer anvil and stirrup
But not once do the sounds echo - or even ever register
The blue liquid overspills the borders of the cup
Maybe I wish them away, sweep them under

And so the salt dries on the sand bank
The sea weeds dead, the grime settled and sank
The water seems clear, almost crystal like a smile
But maybe only for that while...

Maybe all I was asking for were words far too taboo
Maybe in my mind I was scared of hearing them too
To plead and ask for another breath
Is there anything to give - anything left

We look but don't see
We talk but never perceive
The invisible tears and broken walls
The fateful day the Berlin falls

Of raindrops and broken umbrellas
Of broken bicycles and catastrophized cars
Mangled in the ruins of a tomorrow just a minute away
Again I hear the all too familiar beep

... and all over again drift off to sleep ...