by Riadh Bouassab

Created on: March 04, 2010

A legion of plastic smiles and glass eyes

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, Hell hath no punishment like a heart broken

Lose the inhibitions you hold so dear and embrace the smell of cigarette smoke

Close your eyes and walk around with your plastic smile

The only words that can hurt you are those that are spoken

Don’t breath to deeply you might choke

Take their dotage with a pinch of salt because they know you’re in denial

Burn the books and sacrifice love to the fire

Let the flames roar and heart sing in melancholic tones

The smile melts as the intense heart grows

Slap the surgeon and call him a liar

Listen to his apologetic groans

And watch as the human race reaches all time lows

Memories burn and cry their sorrows in anguished screams

The light shines until the bulb is broken and darkness has it way

Punch away the thoughts from your tiny little head

Feel the plastic skin tear at the seams

Feel and see the world from your own eyes and speak your own words

These are the nightmares you have when you’re on the hospital bed

So lets say simple and plain

You’ve always seen your face as a stain

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