You are crystalline
With precise edges
But that’s what makes you interesting -
You appear smooth.
It wasn’t ‘till I got real close
And rubbed my cheek against your skin
That I noticed each hole within you
Scabs and scrapes cut just too deep to hide the mark
On me
How fascinating
Your wounds which’ve healed years ago
Now draw my blood with each breath
That word that slipped between your lips
Which you will later regret
You always do.
Those lips were pressed together tight
Your speechless voice hurts just the same
Futurity scares me; your insecurity tears me
Apart.
How vein
-Of me
The things you say
You’ll soon forget
Yet it still continues
You resent my success
But you know all too well
That red turns to white
Those unspoken promises
And spoken regret