parasite
✧
you’re like an itch i can’t scratch
climbing slowly up my back
ascending my spine
a wishbone stairway
the death of autonomy
you’re like a leech i can’t shake
feeding off my bloodstream
sapping my energy
leaving me drained,
empty,
brittle
you’re like a parasite in my lungs
you make the atmosphere thin,
make the oxygen scarce,
make it hard for me to breathe,
for you could never love me
enough to let me go.
