she wore her heart,
on a tattoo sleeve.
her feelings inked,
all a jumble.
from poetry,
to lyric art.
these words
she couldn't mumble.
eyes almost dead,
glistening with tears,
not one emotion read.
her lips sealed shut,
tongue in a knot,
no words could be said.
she wore her heart,
on a tattoo sleeve,
and this was how she lived.
hoping one day,
she'd get the love,
the same she freely gives.