Episode 009: Kiss Everyone Up

Guilliean reads her self-penned poetry. Stream the episode below and read along with the author.

1. Kiss of Def

Forever the Sickest 
this is how I see myself 
a little bit cynical 
always a miracle 
I learned early on 
depend on no one but yourself 
call it a front, call it a shield 
ain't no one but me stepping out on the field 
life is but a dream
but loneliness is my reality 
Solitude, platitudes 
gratitudes are such unreality 
Melodies and songs 
plow through my mind 
these are the things that are one of a kind 
they're not my own but they're on my breath 
like the salty Sweet Taste 
of my kiss of death

2. Up to Eleven

I have dis song in my heart 
all I hear is the dull Roar of Broken Dreams 
pounding in my head 
steam train 
It's a Wonderful World of Color 
everything is in black and white 
Under determined to keep moving forward
sailing off a cliff into Oblivion 
I want freedom from the old ways 
before the end days
splayed out 
a corpse from fantasy 
Mercy Mercy Me

3. Everyone is Equal

everyone is equal but some are more equal than others
in death we treat everyone the same
undeserved of the textbook definition of respect 
in life the ones we slurred for political opinions 
judged harshly for the dead bedrooms 
pitied the victims you stomped 
as you walked your yellow brick road
conversations drop an octave 
when the obituary's published 
truth Benders erupt from the woodwork 
praising specters of a life while lived
truly a life well lived unwell full stop 
death does not pass go 
make the scars they left 
remind you every day 
you'll live your life

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