inside

e.i.g.h.t.e.e.n

it's too late

as the tears
clouded my eyes
blurring my vision
of the smirk
on the devil's lips

it laughed
dryly
as if
it was entertained
by the falling
of my own.

the past held
my shoulders
as it whispered

don't

tell

anyone

about

this.

i turned around
and recalled
my mother
saying

it's trying to get
under your skin.
just ignore it.

i recalled
standing up for myself
and getting hurt
again

i recalled
crying to sleep
without the warmth
of his body

i recalled
hurting myself
as i'm surrounded
with the empty silence.

it was
too
fucking
late.