gymclassieros:

don’t reach back for what the waves swept away

(inspired by mania by fall out boy and the mania au at @officialmaniaau by @disloyalorder and @sarufish )

singing “god bless” in the hijacked bathroom stalls
been broken glass since i was a kid.
we are the hands shaking in the bank holdup-
holding a gun to the temples of the city.
tell me you’ll keep me safe in the serotonin air raid
purple blue lies falling from the tip of your tongue.

the sunshine riptide ripped the wires from my chest-
the eyes glaring neon from the walls bleed their disapproval.
i am a vanishing act, a cheap knife trick
a flash of a card stained red with dopamine.

dark waves crash against a neon coast-
hold me tight and watch the whole city burn.
bright eyes reflect the lilac flames the brightest.
unblinking, unwavering, unwincing in the dawn-
caught for eternity in the fever of the hurricane.