When pins and pressure plates crawl into my spent shoulders
I clutch madly to crush the offending sinews.
When I’ve grazed the side of my tongue with an accidental death-threat
I revisit the spot and repeatedly incise, until I’m ******* crimson and tears.
When the she-squito shoots me up via serrated needle turning me feastlike
My fingernails compulsively scavenge out the adenosine deaminase.
I sniff the arid bottles of perfumes I love that are no longer manufactured.
I re-trace my lost friendships through the riverside paths we made.
I chop onions and slurp hot sauce until I’m dry.
Maybe that’s why I’m stuck on you.
Mar 26, 2013
Mar 26, 2013 at 3:00 AM UTC
When pins and pressure plates crawl into my spent shoulders
I clutch madly to crush the offending sinews.
When I’ve grazed the side of my tongue with an accidental death-threat
I revisit the spot and repeatedly incise, until I’m ******* crimson and tears.
When the she-squito shoots me up via serrated needle turning me feastlike
My fingernails compulsively scavenge out the adenosine deaminase.
I sniff the arid bottles of perfumes I love that are no longer manufactured.
I re-trace my lost friendships through the riverside paths we made.
I chop onions and slurp hot sauce until I’m dry.
Maybe that’s why I’m stuck on you.
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