My bones are lead,a fresh sacrifice on pain’s altarTime is a punisher,laughing at me with its hourly seconds…Hot then frigid,when the door opens and darkness swoops in.Only I feel his breath on my cheek,Like river water caressed by papyrus;Caressing me so,”do you love me so?”My hands are lead,housing fragile skin that breaks at the glazeContinue reading “Pain’s lover”
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A Mile in Your Shoes
I’d scrutinize addicts confess their relapses,my face passive while I judged them silently,self-righteously thinking,“Oh! What a great tragedy drugs are! How could they bear the devastation of addiction, the humiliation of relapse,the fall from grace”I would never be like them I was sure. Yesterday I was stuck in bed,stuck in a mental loop of tortureContinue reading “A Mile in Your Shoes”
Silence me
Zip my lips closedHold the words ‘fore they sneak outSilence too loud,demands my voice to muffle itThe shame, pain and dreams I hinderSurround the air around usProfusely the words pourSwear you won’t judge me,promise you won’t runDon’t say a thing or you’ll make this worse
Darkness and light 