Neon Region

It used to be built on dreams
Now thats hard to believe in
Do we know what life means
In the flashing neon region

Where no street is the same
You know nobody elses name
Money is just a game
The casinos don't feel the strain

Shining lights and spotlights
Whatever time it may be
Gamblers don't know about the age of austerity
When will their greed cease

Foundations cemented with wealth and glamour
Pleases those who need a break
Added alcohol fuels the night
That you won't remember when you wake

Where has all the love gone
In this city torn apart
The people lost to work and party
When did Las Vegas lose its heart

Destroying a modern gem
The truth hurts with reason
Especially when it's falling around you
The death of a neon region.

Copyright Oliver Evans. 2010

Heart And Mind

Another atom made to recreate
The genetic works of love and fate
Impurities burn like hate
To change now its far too late

Elements of your heart
Beat in rhythm like electric
Diffusing they blow apart
Destroyed by their own kinetic

The very science of yourself
Is running out of time
You don't know how to find
The reasons of heart and mind

They shouldn't be brought together
Not meant to think the same
It could crumble you forever
Mixed they're a dangerous game

Your understanding of love
Is built into an equation
And it can't be solved
Without blurring hearts creation

A stranger to the world
With two different thoughts combined
Your confused and your hurt
In your own heart and mind

Oliver Evans Copyright 2010