BRANDY AND EDGAR

A song about addiction......

 

Edgar said “I’m lonely”

Brandy said “me too”

“I think I’ve lost my vision”

“And I don’t know what to do”

 

Life on coffee

Cigarettes

Bleary mornings

No regrets

 

Dopamine shuffle

Liquor slurred

Fried synapse

Wounded bird

 

His missing rib

Such brittle wings

Her sultry smile

Gold nose ring

 

He needed her

Just wanted her to know

The chance slipped through his fingers

Sleepless nights ago

 

“He’s the only one for me”

Precedes her painful pause

Searching for forever

Overlook the flaws

 

Glazed disposition

Crown of matted hair

Tender soul a rotting

Dazed

Stark despair

 

Mean streets

Dark

So f*****g cold

Minutes seem like hours

Teenage eyes grow old

 

Jungle steeped in evil

Consciousness evades

“Survival but a choice”

Says the Queen of Spades

 

Thirst to feel

Not merely see

No time left for sad goodbyes

He wandered aimlessly

 

Reckless Altar Boy

Lacerated prey

White Horse overdose

He tried too hard that day

 

 

 

© Bill Grimes Jr. 2008

 

Author's Note

*WARNING*: Strong but necessary language.......