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For you, misunderstanding is a game of hide and seek.
For me, it is a play of trauma and regret.
Your carefree, air-expelling laughter seeded doubts in my mind about your sincerity in building a life with me.
You're amazing because you walked down the aisle of my heart without interrupting the flow of my feelings.
Break my bones;
cut my throat.
Pull me open,
learn the ropes.

Breath me in;
taste the fear.
Shank my skin;
stand and cheer.

Kick my head;
let me bleed.
Unbolt my veins;
enjoy the read.

Gouge my eyes;
punch my face.
Wrap me up
in your embrace.
Get to know me like I do you; inside and out.
Night falls
in parking lot
emptied of cars, crisp air
and not a pathogen in sight
Breathe out
Red
Red is the rose
and the polish on my toes

Red is the kiss on my cheek
and my dress– truly chic

Red is also blood
and bodies in the mud

Red is red
Love and dead.
 Dec 2021 Emmanuel Phakathi
SoVi
The misery
Ridding up my skin like a disease
The sympathy
Screeching up my ears, till I can't hear
The enemies
Following me but I can't seem to see

My energy
Displaced and diverted for survival
My happiness
Nonexistent since your appearance
My appearance
Don't matter cause I am the baddest batter

I swear
I'll never  be an angel or a saint
I promise
That you will forever rue this day
I expect
Everyone I see to be my enemy



© Sofia Villagrana 2021
Inspired by Enemies by Imagine Dragons featuring JID
Their names still burn your throat with the same fire that lit their pyres 3000 years ago.
And yet you still have the audacity to call them dead?
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