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Numb

I felt it last night

That feeling of empty.

When you blindly throw trust,

And hungry hands choke it to death.

I couldn't breath.

Skin raw and stung,

You burnt me with a fiery poker,

Branding me a fool.

Calling me out for my desperate need

To be longed for.

I felt numb as you held me.

Yet too hot.

Walls closed in.

I stared at your ceiling,

Wondering when it was okay to leave.

Collect my pride from the floor and go.

I am just a piece of meat

I forgot,

Sorry.

Thank you for reminding me of who I am.

 

Those moments you left me to my thoughts,

I felt a familiar warmth.

Slightly comforting being alone next to someone

 

(Slightly messed up is what it is)

 

I felt slightly nothing.

 

When I left, your back was turned.

And I could breathe again.

As if I had been holding my breath for 14 hours.

(You had me for 14 hours)

That's how long it takes to learn.

I found money on my way out,

I stole it.

I felt I deserved it.

You wasted me

My time

My body

You insulted my intelligence.

I stole cigarettes as well.

To pull the life back into my lungs.

Funny how something so intimate and personal,

Can become a power grab.

That's when I tune out.

Go limp, numb, turn off my brain.

I wish you had paid me...

Give me a good Yelp review at least

5 stars

**** you.

I felt scared.

**** you

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Written by
frannyfoo
Published
May 16, 2020
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