dipped in acid
to wash away
the satin stains
of the gentle
this is no world
for the gentle
or the kind
the forgiving
or the loving
especially the loving
lover
oh lover
leave this world
there isn't enough room
for you
here
or
anywhere
your bitter heart
and its broken shards
are dousing this world
in acrid rain
the stench
of your moth eaten
love-letters
and dried petals
and ticket stubs
and lipstick cups
and carefully wrapped
gift wrapping papers
is sucking up
the oxygen around the rest of us
eating away at the ozone
poking holes
leaving us with burnt
screaming
body and souls
lover
oh lover
leave this world
your weight is too much for us
to bear
you bare
you wear
your heart on your sleeves
and your naked sighs
and heaves
and gasps
setting up traps
trying to catch
our attention
when we have none
to spare
not for you
not now
not
ever
oh lover
leave this world
this isn't a place for you
to wash away
the satin stains
of the gentle
this is no world
for the gentle
or the kind
the forgiving
or the loving
especially the loving
lover
oh lover
leave this world
there isn't enough room
for you
here
or
anywhere
your bitter heart
and its broken shards
are dousing this world
in acrid rain
the stench
of your moth eaten
love-letters
and dried petals
and ticket stubs
and lipstick cups
and carefully wrapped
gift wrapping papers
is sucking up
the oxygen around the rest of us
eating away at the ozone
poking holes
leaving us with burnt
screaming
body and souls
lover
oh lover
leave this world
your weight is too much for us
to bear
you bare
you wear
your heart on your sleeves
and your naked sighs
and heaves
and gasps
setting up traps
trying to catch
our attention
when we have none
to spare
not for you
not now
not
ever
oh lover
leave this world
this isn't a place for you