once, you were the stars that would float through my veins and form constellations my head was filled and i was drowning in the sickly sweet words that spilled from your mouth i would hold on to every breath, the cotton candy clouds that filled my lungs when i looked at you but the sun rises and the stars disappear you stopped your words and instead i choked on the empty air because the clouds cleared and all that was left was the sensation of being ripped from my body and looking back to see a broken glass bottle that spilled black ink