You gave me this body armor:

By: Aaron Castillo

Apparently this transparency isn’t so plain to see cause you’re washing my heart down the drain like left over groceries.

Stop with all this heartlessness

Leaving my soul apartmentless as I struggle to find all the good times while I reminisce.

I have to know, are you catching these emotions that I throw?

Cause it’s seems like you won’t even touch me with a 10 foot pole.

Do I keep watering this plant, praying that it will grow?

Or am I confusing these flowers for a soggy patch of mold.

I admit, I wear my heart on my sleeve.

Just being in your presence can make it hard to breathe.

As you seethe, I grieve while I navigate my way through the lies that you weave.

But my consistency will never falter. Your compassion, I wish I could alter but your words are a massacre as you continue to slaughter.

Now you put your walls up like Fort Knox.

Keeping your distance like I got small pox. You throw rocks and turn locks as we watch this emotional clock lose its tic tocs.

So now I got my walls up, higher than a stack of 100 semi trucks.

The level of affection I gave and you still pushed your luck.

So now I don’t get you in my life. To be honest, I don’t give a f*ck.

I’m done playing this tune like a snake charmer.

I’m just gonna sit back and watch this b*tch work, her names karma.

Times up! I’m done trying to disarm ya.

It’s my turn to be cold, you gave me this body armor.

*Please forgive my lack of form or structure. I’m still fairly new to freehand*