2/24/21

2/4/21

12:00 pm

free-

the terror that gnawed at my ribs

evaporates

i flee its teeth

relief swells like a tide in my chest

lungs uncoil from their own pressure

truth—

relentless

cold

piercing

i hate you

all denials crumble

all lies rebound

smash me against myself

sorrow

bone-deep

merciless

the fragile fairy tale

splintered

the fragments embedded in my chest

i always knew

and still i clung

refused to see

refused to feel

we never do

we never do