no arms, no. legs, no head, no surface to latch on to; butchy boy. water curls around a floating body. the pressure suffocates the idea of its limbs. faulty fish bladder. no mouth. no dream.
It feels like I’m taking a deep breath But my breathing is still irregular It feels like I’m swimming With everything I have But I’m still going under It feels like I’m running But my legs can’t support me anymore It feels like I’m living But I’m dead now inside
Can anyone hear me? I’m yelling but no one is listening I’m falling but no one is catching me I’m crying but no one sees me I’m grabbing but no one feels me Am I invisible
I started wearing a rubber band Around my wrist So I can send slicing pain Through my arm when I didn’t feel okay My wrist is swollen White welts But they won’t scar That makes it okay
And I walked Barefoot Down the road A block or two Gravel stabbing my feet Quiet rustling stuttering my heart I knew where I was headed For a hug A warm room But I had to make the painful Cold Journey to get there