claw at my skin
cause this can't be my body
these selfish pieces of flesh
sing that they must jump off me
claw at my skin
cause the bubbles that swell
hold horrors in their glistening exterior
these drift & POP inside me
coating, singeing
the only thing that soothes
these burns is
repetition repetition repetition
claw at my skin
cause repetition can steal a life
away
there are only so many
stripes you can award yourself
claw at my skin
to forget this selfishness as well