i can see the insects up your back
crawling your skin like their colony, picking
on the tender white until it becomes red
your nails, sharp and pearly nails as they
scratch the lumps and everything
and yet despite your efforts, they persist
perhaps you and i have much
more in common than i thought
Jan 14, 2025
Jan 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM UTC
i can see the insects up your back
crawling your skin like their colony, picking
on the tender white until it becomes red
your nails, sharp and pearly nails as they
scratch the lumps and everything
and yet despite your efforts, they persist
perhaps you and i have much
more in common than i thought