words like bullets.
i don't want them to hit me.
i don't want to bleed.
i don't want you to hurt me.
i don't want you to shoot.
i don't want
you to
wake up/
get out of bed/
get dressed/
look at me like that/
close your eyes/
turn around/
turn back/
speak/
turn around/
leave.
but your tongue's on
the trigger,
and my heart's beating fast.
and i'm closing my eyes,
counting seconds,
counting sheep
because you can't hurt me
when i'm asleep.
i won't feel a thing.
you're pulling the trigger
and my mouth is quieting the racing bullets,
but although they're muffled they still hit my ears,
the pain travelling to my heart.
i bite your tongue too hard
and you bleed into my mouth
and i try to forget that you said
"i'm sorry."
and i watch you,
everything in me
still.
everything in me
is
lifeless.
Dec 4, 2016
Dec 4, 2016 at 4:44 PM UTC
words like bullets.
i don't want them to hit me.
i don't want to bleed.
i don't want you to hurt me.
i don't want you to shoot.
i don't want
you to
wake up/
get out of bed/
get dressed/
look at me like that/
close your eyes/
turn around/
turn back/
speak/
turn around/
leave.
but your tongue's on
the trigger,
and my heart's beating fast.
and i'm closing my eyes,
counting seconds,
counting sheep
because you can't hurt me
when i'm asleep.
i won't feel a thing.
you're pulling the trigger
and my mouth is quieting the racing bullets,
but although they're muffled they still hit my ears,
the pain travelling to my heart.
i bite your tongue too hard
and you bleed into my mouth
and i try to forget that you said
"i'm sorry."
and i watch you,
everything in me
still.
everything in me
is
lifeless.
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