999 Z3

toss and turn
it’s an alien bedmate
know something more
got a different name
exhaustion lies beside
(white blood white blood)
covered in gold
paint me good
awake
early hours
she still kicks the roof
apart
she still kicks the roof
apart
burning my sleep
burning my dreams
retirement
a stupid joke

she still kicks the roof
apart

ain’t got an ounce of food

I don’t even taste it

maybe we’ll retire again

maybe we’ll

maybe we’ll
again

exhaustion in my coffee
spit through the prison bars
thick and strong
kept me strong
keep me strong
I’ll keep strong
I’ll keep
I’ll keep
asking why we retired

why we retired

all I’ve got is a coward’s
belly