when we first met my body sang to me a warning,
but i misheard the words and
since then there have only been nightmares.

your hands slip under my shirt and
don’t say a word because you’re drunk
and i’m here.

~

our lungs are full of cancer.
i should listen more carefully next time, now
we sit in denial as we paint them black with cigarettes.

i use to purposefully try and find the flaws in your body
but i gave up after finally realizing there were none.

i could count all of your bones,
but you probably wouldn’t let me.

~

you put your body on display and it’s free of charge.
you don’t love yourself,
but I love you and you say that makes up for it,
but it doesn’t.

let’s drink until we throw up and forget.
i can’t wait for our overdose.

~

the path to your bedroom is littered with secrets from
the nights before.