regret before redemption

i've got a pocketful of quarters,
my last ride was miles ago.
still got a cherry smear of lipstick,
a twisted smile (we took it slow).

arrow in my side -- i'm wasting time

piercing sunlight my communion,
she's far behind me; i'm alone.
this threadbare heart's a wild thing,
this gritty nowhere is my road.

and i know why -- tangled desires

and i have tried (to set this poison cup aside)
but still i'm a slave to eros.
and i have tried (receive this kiss and close your eyes)
yet bitter/sweet guilt holds me close.

give me one more night of passion,
a fallen angel's honeyed kiss.
a steel and sweet skin medley,
and if there's time, another fifth.

and i just can't fight -- these lips that lie

and i have tried (to set this poison cup aside)
but still i'm a slave to eros.
and i have tried (receive this kiss and close your eyes)
yet bitter/sweet guilt holds me close.

got no time for jealousy,
broken mirror fantasy.
just one more night of passion,
one more hour adrift in lust.

i'm gone before the noonlight,
chasing someone else's dreams.
i flee into the desert,
try to shake the memories.

6-14-2012