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synesthesia

I thought it would get easier as time passes

but every time your name leaves my mouth

I feel all the oxygen in my body leave with it

depleting my energy

ripping my throat to shreds as it makes its way

 

Your name --

It used to sound delicious on my lips

leaving me breathless

Now it's a different kind of breathless.

The kind that suffocates me

and laughs as I begin to choke.

 

I used to think it brilliant that you saw colours

when you heard my voice.

Now I wonder if the only colour you'd see is

that of darkness and hatred

 

-lf-

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leelan-farhan
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Jun 7, 2013
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    June 7 2013

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