musical mayhem

stars and stripes

stars in the blackness stare down at me
like pinpricks in a void of ebony
light amongst dark, a haunting melody
sometimes faltering, they flicker unsteadily

stripes cover my arms in pink, red and white
born from pain and loneliness and try as i might
i can't let them heal, it wouldn't be right
i'm trying to get them to kill me one night