The ache in my chest is enough, tonight, To keep me buried under layers of insecurities And trapped in a sea so dark and deep I'd swear I wasn't in this world. And I look to the blade near my sink And think, there has to be a better way. A better way to rid myself of the poisonous words That still run through my veins; Your words. Words that introduced me To a euphoria so great that Looking back, now, it only makes sense That I would crash as hard as I did. I fell, this I know, for your strength And charm, and then I let myself Fall into despair when you decided to let me Fall into a pattern of lonely nights and tear-stained sheets That turned into drunken calls and blank stares. And now, here I am, curled up in A place I wish did not exist, thinking of Things that should not exist and I wonder if you Have ever felt this monster inside of your chest Like the one that is trying to claw its way Deeper into mine. Cause if you had, Then you'd know: *there is no better way.