this close to you i can see
the purple blemishes beneath
your eyes, the web of dark blood
vessels in your eyelids. you shrug
and practically tremble away from
me with a grimace

i don't want any more of your drippy
voice until you've got something that
is actually worth saying. It's like
you're cranking a drill in-between
my eyes and it's tearing me apart
with so much pain.