the word came out of your mouth
as sharp as a blade
and
easy for you to say
but hard for me to swallow

as easy for you to say
as it was for the three letters to  
gut me from the inside
out

yes

i have come to hold animosity toward
the one syllable word.

my chest bursts open like
a black hole
******* every last bit of my happiness
away
gone into the never ending vastness
of darkness

i felt my lungs
collapse

but almost as if the word itself
had frozen my breath
as it left your lips

and with it went
my windpipe and lungs

you looked at me with those
crystal blue eyes
and my insides imploded, sending
each shard of ice
to poke and **** at my heart
just like

you.

W

the words scorch my throat
as i say them
no, not effortlessly
but jagged—sharp—staggered
like the rocks that sit
at the bottom of
cliffs

i am looking out at the pale
sea
i cannot differentiate
the water from the
sky

i find myself inching forward
looking at the solace before me
i let out one last deep breathe
then
i feel my feet go out from
under me

i fall into
the never ending beautiful abyss
of
peace of mind

W

always biting off more than you
can chew
knowing well each time
that you would
choke

like roadkill
you scavenge from me

tearing at my insides
ripping me apart
bit by bit
piece by piece

until all that is left
is a barren carcass
that used to be
me

you mutilate me
time and time again

but no more.

you’ve stolen far too much of me to feed yourself,

scavenger

You said you would always
love me
regardless of my flaws.

You said you would always be there
to catch me when I fall.

False hope and empty promises
are all you would emit.

But look at me now

I have fallen from my tallest fears,
and you are no where to be found.

WB