Four walls
All throat
No air
Just noise
Four walls
All teeth
They chew the hours
Down to gristle
Her laughter bleeds
Through plaster
A pulse I can’t mute
A life too loud for mine
I ask again
Too careful
She smirks
"Therapy speak"
As if calm is a crime
The house listens
Pretending not to
Dad snores through
Another small war
I keep my breath folded
And the list short
Bag
Keys
Name
I’ll leave them
The noise they made
And take the silence with me
Nov 5, 2025
Nov 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM UTC
Four walls
All throat
No air
Just noise
Four walls
All teeth
They chew the hours
Down to gristle
Her laughter bleeds
Through plaster
A pulse I can’t mute
A life too loud for mine
I ask again
Too careful
She smirks
"Therapy speak"
As if calm is a crime
The house listens
Pretending not to
Dad snores through
Another small war
I keep my breath folded
And the list short
Bag
Keys
Name
I’ll leave them
The noise they made
And take the silence with me