I would lie
And say I am fine
Without you
My dear

But it seems
I've knawed off my nails
Peeled the skin at my heels
And watched myself decay

My own voice
In my own head
Tells me
I have to

Funny
What the mind
Can do
To its body

Your name
A single word
And yet
The air is pulled from my lungs

It's as if you wait
For the word to drip
From my cracked lips
And give you access

I swear
I have sewn you out
I have
I promise

But
With every single thought of you
And with every utter
Of your name
I feel you carve a new entrance

You are
Not only
My guiltest of desires
But

The poison
In my veins

Her heart is sloth
Her body is lust
Her eyes are envy
Her soul is gluttony

Id say she carried all sins
But I look
From the outside
I only know external truth

Truth bleeds from our pores
It does not hide
Ever so slowly
Does it expose us

So let your curtains close
Cover your sins
Keep your dignity
Save yourself

Sooner or later
Your cracks will spread
They will gape open
You will be revealed