Is it possible for a heart to die
While a person is still alive?
I can feel the chains tighten
Around my heart
With each word you mutter.
Your velvet hands
Smother me so tenderly
In the name of Love
That I cry my hate out.
My arms feel wooden
Dancing along your golden strings,
Stabbing my soul in the neck
Exactly five times
Because that is your favorite number.
I stare at the foot of my bed
For God knows how long
Hoping there’s a monster in the closet.
But there’s only you,
Singing me my lullaby.
And I will sleep.
I will sleep because my body is giving out.
I will sleep because in the morning,
You will smile again.
Because in the morning,
I will pretend this was a dream again.