the fact that I could've closed the space
between us with my lips and yet I didn't
because I wanted it to be consented
and we were both high
speaks volumes to me.
i liked you so much that my confidence
in you liking me back didn't even
exist in this dimension
: them
YOU ARE READING
w i t h e r e d • my poems
Poetrylike a flower devoid of water I withered until I was nothing I just didn't notice that the thieves were those I thought I should be trusting. saltwater travels up my stem drawing the life out of me as my petals fall off and all my dreams are snatche...
