Ode to JackOde to JackBy: Addie SlebodnikWhy do you fear me?All I have ever offered was rest and a quiet hiding placeventure out of doorsor lay down to restcome inside meand feel my black, satin foldsFor I sense no dangerDarkness does not breed dangerHumans breed the hateand squander it amongst themselvesand leave it at nightmy brother will rise, shall I falland with his magnificent mirrorsspread light into my nooks and crannies woundlike my diligent watchmenhe lights and shouts and crieslike fire spread" See what was done in the night!"and I, like the dead girl liesilently in black blanketswaiting for sunse
PunisherPunisherBy : Addie SlebodnikLook into my eyes, just for a secondand tell me you hate me.that every fiber of my being makes you shakeshake with vengeance, shake withe desire and hatelet all your bitterness seep outside your skingrab my hand and set your acid in itlet it eat me up - I deserve ithad it coming all along, since day oneno, I never cared, I told you that beforeI told you there were others, and yesthat there'd be moreI don't want your hugs and kissesI could never hold a hand, wipe a tearor share my most confidentialsNow I have hurt youI suppose if I cared about you I'd stopI don'tI won'tcan't s
Medley of LifeMedley of LifeBy: Addie SlebodnikHuddled and wretched the masses clinglike fleas on rats they drawtheir happiness from the most morbid of thingsin the cold their lips shall freezesassy and happy the content man lieslaying atop a mountain of plushcurling his toes as the firelight diesfat lips curled around chocolate caramelIn the basement cries the suicideher heart bleeding all the timeFighting her life she lived in a lieNow is her chance to let it all goThe preist has gone to make his hospital roundshis eyes are placid with painto see all the suffering the world aroundand there's nothing one can doCalm and
At the BottomAt the BottomBy: Addie SlebodnikTroubled the man sat, tired and wreckedSoaking all his sorrows in a bottle of beerRings round his collar, rings round his neckNobody leftStench from his smoke and filth from the streetThe pads of his shoes weary and wornAll thats left is the sorrow he comes toEverydayNo charity needed, every smile, regretstareing like a statue with swollen eyestightening his lips 'round the rimDrowning awaystars flicker on as lights flicker off theceiling fan slows in the stagnent smoke airpurple is smeared across a navy blue skyLike SorrowIn their hovels and nooks they dwell at nightwaitin
Rejects and SuperprepsHenry Madison waited at the doorstepSusie Sprankel watched out her windowsillHenry walked Lisa Perkins down the pretty pavementSusie always felt first-hand how rejection feelsSusie grabbed her shoes and waited at the bus stopalmost crying for the day about to comeAll the jocks drive by and laugh at Susie Sprankelwhat she wouldn't give to kill off each oneRejects- all little rejectsfilling dark corners and crowding the hallsRejects- at least we're not fucking prepsPicking on little kids and jacking the wallsHenry Madison glanced at Susie Sprankelshe might be kinda cute if only she knew howSusie grabs her books and t
EtherealETHEREALBy Addie SlebodnikWould you think less of me if I sent you a letter?would you even remember my namethe touch of my eyes and their paincapture my love in a bottle and take me awaykeep me knockin' on your door at nightwhen the lights are outEthereal- it's like a love so realkeep me inside of a dark wet nightslip me away from this cold decaybefore i'm gone ( before i'm gome )-instrumental-won't you wait for me like I waited for youI tried to get youI wanted you to think of mewhat I wanted to feel for youTo the bottom of every bottleI lay and I wait in my paindoomed to face another daybreathin