It started slowly, lips on a glass,
liquid poison flowing,
one led to another,
as if the burn might quiet
the storm behind my eyes.
Mingling at the bar,
hoping not to be alone
among the crowd,
yet still alone.
Voices flaring all around,
laughter buzzing like insects
against dim neon light.
I smiled when I had to,
nodded when I didn’t,
letting the night drag me
where it wanted,
not where I chose.
Unable to remember,
memory’s flickering
Flashbacks returning,
the missing events.
The journey home unknown,
a blank space
where hours should be.
Not a touch,
not a drink,
a piece of me
I never offered,
gone before I knew
it was missing.
Awoken in pain,
the room too still,
the silence too sharp,
and the night behind me
holding something
it took without permission.
Mar 5
Mar 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM UTC
It started slowly, lips on a glass,
liquid poison flowing,
one led to another,
as if the burn might quiet
the storm behind my eyes.
Mingling at the bar,
hoping not to be alone
among the crowd,
yet still alone.
Voices flaring all around,
laughter buzzing like insects
against dim neon light.
I smiled when I had to,
nodded when I didn’t,
letting the night drag me
where it wanted,
not where I chose.
Unable to remember,
memory’s flickering
Flashbacks returning,
the missing events.
The journey home unknown,
a blank space
where hours should be.
Not a touch,
not a drink,
a piece of me
I never offered,
gone before I knew
it was missing.
Awoken in pain,
the room too still,
the silence too sharp,
and the night behind me
holding something
it took without permission.
Unending torture, healing
