When that feeling takes over
you can feel the cold breeze
lurking under your skin
tearing apart your wholesomeness
piece by piece like a hungry creature.
You want the emptiness filled
by any means closer to you—
either by your loved ones
you hold dear to your lonely heart
or by someone who you spent
a blink of a night
for a one night stand with
or even by the hard liquid
that numbs your nerves;
yet nothing can fight off the monsters
feeding of off your flesh within
for you’re still the only one burning
with the fire of cloudy darkness—
the droplet of poison in your veins
that’s suffocating and submerging you
underneath the blankets of loneliness
leaving you forever stranded
alone, on an island full of souls.
@jobiranyc 8-31-2021
Jul 11, 2023
Jul 11, 2023 at 10:43 AM UTC
When that feeling takes over
you can feel the cold breeze
lurking under your skin
tearing apart your wholesomeness
piece by piece like a hungry creature.
You want the emptiness filled
by any means closer to you—
either by your loved ones
you hold dear to your lonely heart
or by someone who you spent
a blink of a night
for a one night stand with
or even by the hard liquid
that numbs your nerves;
yet nothing can fight off the monsters
feeding of off your flesh within
for you’re still the only one burning
with the fire of cloudy darkness—
the droplet of poison in your veins
that’s suffocating and submerging you
underneath the blankets of loneliness
leaving you forever stranded
alone, on an island full of souls.
@jobiranyc 8-31-2021
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