the tug is light,
like string caught on a bracelet.
but this is his home
and these are his scissors,
and he cuts you off.
your plea is but a mild annoyance
and these four walls seem smaller alone.
they ***** you out
and that tug..
that tug is a knot caught in your throat
being washed down with liquour.
he doesn't tell you this
—not in words his lover can hear—
but he hates you.
you are small
and he hates you,
and that lover is a friend
who doesn't know to save you.
you are small and alone
and he hates you.
you'll remember to believe him
when he jokingly says so.
Jun 24, 2021
Jun 24, 2021 at 3:10 PM UTC
the tug is light,
like string caught on a bracelet.
but this is his home
and these are his scissors,
and he cuts you off.
your plea is but a mild annoyance
and these four walls seem smaller alone.
they ***** you out
and that tug..
that tug is a knot caught in your throat
being washed down with liquour.
he doesn't tell you this
—not in words his lover can hear—
but he hates you.
you are small
and he hates you,
and that lover is a friend
who doesn't know to save you.
you are small and alone
and he hates you.
you'll remember to believe him
when he jokingly says so.