A Boy With Roses

First Draft

My random smile melted like summer ice cream 

When I woke up from a lucid dream 

The calendar said it was 2019 

I\'m coming apart at the seams 

Dodging my fate

Dodging the cheval glass 

I stand 

Like a swooning Bambi

Now I\'ve switched on the lamp 

I\'m ready to take on the day

Usually I\'m a nocturnal being 

But today is different, today\'s different

I\'ve poured a cup of coffee, acknowledged reality

Accepted the truth 

No matter what I do I\'ll never win 

The damage has been done

I\'ve been seduced by the darkness

It sure ain\'t a passing phase 

I\'m beyond the pale

Beyond the veil.