I am the words they carved
Into my skin,
The amalgamate
Of everything I’ve sinned.
My hands light fire to all that
I can touch,
Burning for a day
Before it turns to dust,
It turns to dust.
“Fight fire with fire,” they spit,
Doesn’t make it not
Burn like acid.
Rain pours down
Onto my skin,
And sure enough, it
Hurts like acid,
Like
Acid.
Didn’t mean a single word that they said,
Doesn’t mean
You didn’t mean
For it to happen
My arms are made of wood,
And yours are steel.
Just because you’re in pain
Doesn’t mean others can’t
Feel,
Everyone still feels.
Everything still
Feels.
“Fight fire with fire,” they spit,
Doesn’t make it not
Burn like acid.
Rain pours down
Onto my skin,
But it doesn’t make it not
Burn
Like
Acid.
Jul 26, 2025
Jul 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM UTC
I am the words they carved
Into my skin,
The amalgamate
Of everything I’ve sinned.
My hands light fire to all that
I can touch,
Burning for a day
Before it turns to dust,
It turns to dust.
“Fight fire with fire,” they spit,
Doesn’t make it not
Burn like acid.
Rain pours down
Onto my skin,
And sure enough, it
Hurts like acid,
Like
Acid.
Didn’t mean a single word that they said,
Doesn’t mean
You didn’t mean
For it to happen
My arms are made of wood,
And yours are steel.
Just because you’re in pain
Doesn’t mean others can’t
Feel,
Everyone still feels.
Everything still
Feels.
“Fight fire with fire,” they spit,
Doesn’t make it not
Burn like acid.
Rain pours down
Onto my skin,
But it doesn’t make it not
Burn
Like
Acid.
Science has done irreversible things to me
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