you smiled at me,
buried yourself in me,

I thought I knew you
ran my fingers through your hair
and breathed you in


you buried yourself in me
dug yourself under my skin

you're in my veins

burning through me like fire -
pain, but not the good kind,

I tried to like it, but it wasn't working

you vanished from my sight but
I still felt you burning through me.
heating my heart and my fingertips
in all the wrong ways


I tried to expel you - bleed you out
I cut myself open and
crimson rivers ran over my skin
yet you wouldn't leave
you are still in my veins
I have not known pain like this


I am getting there, my sweet fire
I can bleed for you in a bath
I can try to water you down.