wrists cry
hemaglobin tears
washed away by
shower steam
and daydream fears
your knife-wielding hands
clenched to the bone
my roar now dwindled
to a gentle hum
your selective deafness
my self-inflicted muteness
our perpetual daze
i wanted you to hear me so
i screamed my voice away
Aug 21, 2021
Aug 21, 2021 at 10:17 PM UTC
wrists cry
hemaglobin tears
washed away by
shower steam
and daydream fears
your knife-wielding hands
clenched to the bone
my roar now dwindled
to a gentle hum
your selective deafness
my self-inflicted muteness
our perpetual daze
i wanted you to hear me so
i screamed my voice away
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