Hi--



I've been black everest-
Shivering with white--
Finger-bite numb.

My esophagus is
Riddled with insomniac
Razor blade letters.

Scratching just beneath the skin.
Yet as each one is-slowly-swallowed,
I blank out.

Trickling inside I
Speak parcel-tongue-
Feelings as occasionally
I bleed melancholy--
Hidden amongst songs.

--And I know the
Tears are lying to me,
Too us with sadness.