ALL BITE ALL BARK

all bite all bark

i don’t really trust men these days

in fact, i don’t really trust anyone these days

living in a glass house

watch them stomp their feet above

and it starts to crack

until it shatters

i picture versions of you to see me off to sleep at night

as shadows on my wall

because you’ll never be the light i wish u were

to guide me into a love that won’t cut me open

because you are made as a bandage for someone else

whilst i get the break, they get the health

but you like me to stay open

you like when i’m down

who knew being on all fours made me want to growl like a dog

grit my teeth while i still bleed

and then i’m all bite all bark

my daddy left gaps in me like my two front teeth when i was a teen

but eventually i straightened them out

i used to wish we could do that with our words

and it’s probably why i oversexualise

and i think it’s why i never give men a try

until they give me the bare minimum

and it’s their ticket to get in

and they cut my wrists with my own debris

until the only light that’s left to guide

is the red falling from me

and they like when i’m open

they like to kick me when i’m down

who knew being on all fours made me want to growl like a tiger

grit my teeth while i still bleed

and then i’m all bite all bark

i’ll paint a life of sorrow to feed my tragedies

and along with your open mouths

i give you all of me

there’s not much left, i’m withering

consume me like a little kid

because i know how much you get off on it

the roads i take with winding paths all send me back to holidays on coastal bays

where i’d hoped i’d find that guided light

even if it’s dim to my youthful eye

i’d soak it up and watch it dry

like the paint i used from stolen school supplies

oh you like when i’m open

you like to fuck me when i’m down

who knew being on all fours made me want to growl like a lion

grit my teeth while i still bleed

and then i’m all bite all bark

i’m feral to the point of sanity

maybe these animals can finally understand me

all bitten and all barked out

until the point of red laser beams

all over my body