I forget how to love When I’m gritting my teeth Because I’m a fucking hole/ Nothing’s coming out of my mouth n… Because I don’t love my mom,
I’m falling apart beneath my smile… I grapple blindly for a rope To save myself from rising waters. I come up, lungs full of despair, And my parents cover my mouth
The tissues know something. Even the mirror knows. My music knows it And especially my pillow. My books can see it
Perfection is an evil reflection On what is really real. Solitude is my gratitude When I am sad. Numbness equals oneness
You’re bleeding down my legs, Tangling me up in your fingers. I want to run my nails down your b… And sigh in your ear.
I wish I could tell my brother That I loved him, But the words are tight in my thro… And I’m a coward. I wish I didn’t say “thank you”
I lost my innocence On a king-sized sheet With four posters And the two of us. Just the two of us
I died on Tuesday. My soul floated up Above my milky corpse, And I smiled. I saw my family,
Winter is getting worse. Is there no justice In my punishment Brought about by my peers? I yearn to burrow in warm dirt
I’ve been waiting For years And days And all the seconds For a warm body.
While you were gone, My childhood dog died. I wept for both of you, And I felt like a corpse. While you were gone,
It’s over. It’s okay. The parting is such sorrow And relief. It hurts like a crushing force,
Dignity is death.
In my house, You don’t ask questions. The whispers from mom and dad Signal you to a hiding place. In my house,
Mom, I miss you, And I’m miserable. I miss grandma, And I’m so lonely. I miss being a kid.
