i have always shown
my love in odd little ways

tonight, i
show it through crying
my eyes out
while you're not even
aware
of the tears i spill for you;

i show it through an
odd message, not quite
angry, a little bit sad -
if you knew me well,
you'd know it
writes on my skin,
crumbles through my
throat,
ribs,
guts,
salty cheeks
and glassy eyes

i show it by
ripping myself apart
and letting you devour me,

but you turn away
and i go to waste
while my bones are drying
and the meat is getting
ripped off by different beaks

and my blood returned to the earth
and my teeth are still in the bushes
and my fingernails still sunk in my skin

and my heart still between your lips