my eyes sting and stick shut
the blood escapes my skin suddenly
i cant think with my fingers in my mouth
gnawing until bone juts through
gratifying pain and shaking
i cant keep the tears back when i am quiet
so i talk and talk and talk
but sometimes i just cant help it
dull blades tantalising me
i get lost in myself
hands are shoved into me
i breath shallow and swallow my instincts
i crawl into bed in the light of day
pitying myself as though i was a toddler
sniffle and throwing a tantrum
because i dont get what i want
i want to go too far
just to see what will happen
and i want to cut people off
just to see what they will say
something strange lit up in me
if you said you wanted it i would do it
a certain bridge between us is falling
and im watching you watch it fall
YOU ARE READING
my darkest mind
Poetryoh, my darkest mind, still as you incarnadine me in vain, you behold me as i fall. deeper, my darkest mind, roiling in fury, the fever you gift me, pain that befalls me, obsidian once sharp had since dulled to reveal the rectification of what used...
