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I feel…

 

blah…

 

Like someone’s drained

the last bit of emotion from

the well in my chest and

I don’t know why,

but for some reason I’m feeling

hurt that you’re kicking me

to the sidelines,

 

even though…

 

I told you it was fine…

 

My chest feels tighter

than a ******* corset,

but I’m not complaining

because I’m worried that

if I do, you’ll just redirect

that anger and frustration

of yours right back at me

and it’ll only get worse

from here on out.

 

But am I just supposed to

go against my nature and

bottle these feelings up,

concentrating them into

the very poison falling

from my lips, until we

both drink it,

 

or maybe I just drink it,

 

and fall apart even more

than I already have…

 

Blue lips,

pale skin,

and a hand me down noose,

whose lips poisoned whose,

or are we just drowning in the doubts?

 

Your lips,

your skin,

and a persistent lack of faith,

my lips poisoned yours,

and I think it’s time to escape…

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christopher-bales
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Published
May 18, 2012
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