horrorshow (disgusted by reality)

By anathema

hey baby, let's
take a hit of this
a shot of that
and lets pretend we know
what life's about
cause we know best
when we know nothing
and the world's prettier
in swirls
and unreality
nothing like facing the truth
and turning your back

let's make out
like we mean it
plunge our tongues
down each other's throats
hands
down each other's pants
we'll both fake an orgasm
and tell each other lies
about how good it felt

let's talk about the future
like we have one
worth discussing
let's act like
we won't be living
at minimum wage
like we'll make it big
by doing nothing
maybe we can deal
maybe we can offer
this vacant stare
to other wasted children

maybe
if we screw our eyes
real tight
we can make believe
this isn't happening
that this isn't
another misspent youth
that you won't be
a burnt out junkie
and i won't be
a chainsmoking
single mother
of 5

cause we're young
we can stop
anytime we want to
we just don't want to yet
and we'll live forever
and the gutters
will never be cleaned
with the likes of us
cause we got dreams
and enough drugs
to keep us happy
forever






or at least
until
next
week








tomorrow never comes
when you're
dead
and
dreamless

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Copyright 2004 anathema
Published on Friday, June 18, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • totaltrip On Friday, March 7, 2008, totaltrip (36)By person wrote:

    i'm very impressed with this. I liked it a lot!

  • Distorted_Reality On Wednesday, January 23, 2008, Distorted_Reality (100)By person wrote:

    After reading this I had to read some more of your poems and I wasn't disappointed at all. Incredible write. I hope you will post more. Your poems really speak to me :)

  • xserratedsoulx On Wednesday, January 16, 2008, xserratedsoulx (212)By person wrote:

    oh my god. love it. faved it.

  • PoeticHellion On Wednesday, July 20, 2005, PoeticHellion (191)By person wrote:

    Wow. I love it.

  • SorrowSoul On Thursday, June 30, 2005, SorrowSoul (54)By person wrote:

    Very good write. I really like the lyrical style of this.

  • A former member wrote: Love the part about "having enough drugs to keep us happy forever, or at least until next week". Hiding from a future you know isn't going to be ok, but not doing anything to change it because it's not today

  • Reefer_rave On Monday, August 13, 2007, Reefer_rave (139)By person wrote:

    absolutely

  • slaughter On Thursday, March 10, 2005, slaughter (4)By person wrote:

    Brilliantly devastating. Your poetry speaks extremely well to my imagination and allows me to watch it play out like a scene from the cinema. Beautifully written and evocatively poetic.

  • A former member wrote: this was good, made me smile.....oh to be young again

  • A former member wrote: my band used to be called anathema..something about being cursed or intensly disliked.. very awesome word..

  • A former member wrote: *And you Deserve It*

  • A former member wrote: That was like someone give you a before and after picture of ppl with blindfolds and big dreams.Before they were wearing the blindfolds and after they were still dreaming. It's over and you wasted it. Welcome to Your New Hell.

  • TropicalSnowstorm On Thursday, July 22, 2004, TropicalSnowstorm (1580)By person wrote:

    This is a great piece! I love the rythmn, flow and message. I like your set up with "nothing like facing the truth and turning your back" and this ended in the perfect way, as well. Ciao, T/S Scholar

  • Mute Serenade On Thursday, June 24, 2004, Mute Serenade (389)By person wrote:

    this is great.. because this is the downward spiral of real people that some people don't see, and so many more don't understand... perfect innerworking. Sue Zen

  • A former member wrote: OMG. I love this work...I can relate. And I love works that I can relate to. Keep it up!!!

  • A former member wrote: s'good...lame comment, i know, but i had to say something...

  • Johny_D_Lewis On Friday, June 18, 2004, Johny_D_Lewis (467)By person wrote:

    I like this, the word sucks..theres a lot of reality in this. I love the ending too! ^_^

  • A former member wrote: ...that was vaguely depressing. Kinda like getting slapped in the face and knowing you deserved it.

  • Johny_D_Lewis On Friday, June 18, 2004, Johny_D_Lewis (467)By person wrote:

    oo well said Nightingale, nicely worded

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