you said you'd drown in my tears

if it meant being with me

but you see, you were always under water

with one hand drowning in the density of my sobs

and the other over the surface holding her

The shiver hurt me
A tingle that grew stronger
Cutting me apart
See my world fall down

So I stare at the sign
The words read
Forcing eyes to bleed
From this hurt
From the wrong

All that pain
For nothing
No rules to bend
All so
My end

It grew
A crescendo like no other
A dying scream
Becomes my silent dream
All gone
Forever

I’ll say goodbye to the stars that dot the night
and likewise to the moon that floods the dark with light.
I’ll breathe goodbye to the sun at its great height
and so to the clouds that range from black to white.

I’ll sob goodbye to the underfoot of soil
and repeat this to the frothing ocean at a boil.
I’ll cry goodbye to the vines that wrap and coil
and such to the flowers, unafraid of toil.

I’ll scream goodbye to the birds at dawn who sing
and furthermore to the tiger, who’s roar will always ring.
I’ll spit goodbye to the insects on the wing
and finally to the men who thought they could play king.

Your words are my strength-
Now that I hear from you
Those words of doubt
And fear,
How could I be strong?

I feel so weak again...