A fuckboy’s exposé
I’ve observed your nature
I’ve picked up
on your mannerisms
and on your
stutter-like persona
I’ve seen you
in here before
once or twice
you get so close to the edge
of the blade
every single one of us
can already see you falling
right before you take a step backwards
I know you
you dance around in the flames
jump cliffs
catch bullets
and lit up cigarettes
you juggle hearts
with no hands
out in the open
for everyone to see
and catch them right before
they hit the ground
life and death is
nothing but a game of hide and seek
for you and do you think
if you hide in the shadows long enough
that it makes you immortal?
but don’t you know
if you play with fire
we all get burned?
don’t you know
the edge of the blade
can still cut right through
us?
and the cliffs?
some of us
don’t survive them.
A fuckboy’s exposé - {renata ferretti}
Fighting Fire
If you fight fire with fire, we all get burnt. I laugh manically at the stray thought, and the sweat pouring down my face falls into my mouth. The flames surround me, colors intertwined in their vicious dance. I relish the beauty, the searing pain. Sparks pop and houses fall, but all living things left this barren place long ago. Almost all, that is. The demons remain, stalking me in the dark. The demons, mouths dripping with acid. The demons, eyes made of hot coals. Claw and bite and gaze, all designed to burn. But not for long, no, not for long. It's their time to burn. As their inhuman shrieks rise through the flaming world, I smile. Because when I fight fire with fire, I'm no longer the only one burning.