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"Anniversary"

Red rigor no longer flows down yearly wails Walls sturdy from failing falls Bile and piss and vomit seep back into spongy holes And scab from ignorance Nights spent riding pink elephants fade to black Sweat stains no left from hitting the sack Shakes shaking off for a yearly coin flipped in the screaming meetings face Trying to look at the glass half full, Knowing I’d just drink that too I was sunk in handles when I vomited the sheets to my bed Its only right I lay in it 10 years laid on the line Oh god Oh god what have i done It's the yearly hangover The first of many Flipping the coin Keeping my head high Headlights speeding down that hill Wrap myself around the idea Lips swallow the bottle Injected straight into my rotted gut Lived liver holding it back Giving up 10 for a lifetime A year long hangover Dragged along the rock bottom ocean of spirits Ghost clawing at my face, red and broken Swollen joints, staring up Thinking swimming up was where the sun was While the moon pulled me closer Breaking the surface over and over Riding the ocean like captain jack Sober, it still hangs over Past sunk into the drains Along with scalded skin Curled balls in the bottom of showers Shivering away your mass Until nothing is left But the stains on your soul I can never apologise enough for the things I don't remember I can only say I’m sorry until it falls on deaf ears All I have is the words “I’ve changed” After 365 days
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BlueFlask
22 / F
Published
Feb 6
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