i gathered
all the strength
that i could get,
and sucked up
my sobs.
my eyes travelled
from my reflection
to your eyes.
i parted my lips
and my hoarse voice asked
"why do you stay?why don't you just leave?"
YOU ARE READING
Filthy
Poetry"i'm gonna be out with the girls." i lied. you nodded. why did you believe that? lowercase intended ranking: no. 2 in #poem 02/08/21 no. 9 in #poem 04/20/21 no. 2 in #poet 05/03/21 no. 12 in #poem 06/2/22 no. 7 in #poet 07/15/22
voice
i gathered
all the strength
that i could get,
and sucked up
my sobs.
my eyes travelled
from my reflection
to your eyes.
i parted my lips
and my hoarse voice asked
"why do you stay?why don't you just leave?"