The Washer (1st draft)

"I can't sleep tonight This voice keeps me from rest Tells me To kill insects To pick scabs So they will not heal Some noise Drowned out by the throbbing Silence The humming Of echoing acrylic Skull ..."

"Seconds can burn Can leave tight white marks And tender aches Raw flesh Ina moment of brimstone I realized I had become on the outside What I was within This arm has and always will Take the brunt o..."

"Yes I was there at 3 When florescent suns rose New hopes on dark folds Hidden hills I walked When silence Was thick with lust Touched skin Where I thought there was ice I felt friction But did not..."

"There is light and warmth And I know it as you, Lady When that fire burns behind my eyes And the muse takes my heart I know your name And take it as my own Great fire of inspiration The hearth of my ..."

"I am thinking of hard things Of moistness Of tongue and bite and kiss Of soft touch and penetration Blows and sighs Hands pulling my hair Forcing open my mouth Fingers on thighs Trickling dampness Hea..."

"I awoke To a light like a sunset in the East And felt Time reverse itself As the sky burned crimson Reflected blood puddles Turned ravens raw pink Dripped embers from clouds A tunnel of rusty trees ..."