bitter heart infects my blood
again tonight
yet leeches continue to drink
leaving only enough to survive
so that they may replenish their thirst
tomorrow
what have i sacrificed of my humanity
this day
smiling past the truth
discarding the words i wanted to say
the thoughts that first come to mind
what deviants we have become
actors in a childish play
it is only in truth that i
find my way under the light of buried stars
allowing me this charade
it is only in truth that i see when you welcome me
beaten and lost
shallow and used
those eyes
my harbor