I can handle blood, okay? Knuckles when my wraps are loose Sucker punches to the nose Scalpels, scissors, screws When the first incision flows What I can't handle Is knowing that I could slip from your mind Into a pile of spontaneous moments A slew of songs and stars A collection of couches and cars I check my phone too often now So do not disturb stays on Because when I do it, Your message lives in a paradox of quantum superposition Both sent and unsent, simultaneously I don't have to wait in pain for pings To remind me that you care You crush me with care But I will have to leave My land of delusion State of confusion Cut off the perfusion And come to a conclusion My conclusion is: I hate that my heart hurts I hate reality sinking in I hate leaving behind sparkles Why couldn't they just stay locked up In my all-too-familiar bottle of prosecco? Why did you have to shake it up And leave shimmer all over me? Why do you make me want to Sacrifice precious sleep For another chance to impress you And make you want me again? I'm now not-so-subtle Which nauseates me more Than waiting for the first cut Because you made me care What a concept! I don't know if it's a nerve block or what But I once was feeling stuck And now I can breathe again I don't even know what I leave you with So I will start with words And Christmas lights I hope you hang up Christmas lights I'll stay in my world of romanticism While methodically trying to not seem crazy I'm never like this But there's just something about you That has made me want to write poetry again.