i fall in love with melancholy—
it undresses my mind and ushers out words
i didn’t know i had in me
there are some things that i can only say
when i am swimming in loneliness,
but not drowning
but sometimes it’s too much;
sad songs don’t caress the wound anymore
they poke at them,
make them bleed,
worsen it
i guess they were right, after all
when you feel darkness
knocking on your door,
don’t let it in—
it is not your friend
you deserve more than this sadness.