my lips
my lips don't
my lips don't blurt
my lips don't blurt,
my lips don't blurt, the truth
my lips don't blurt, the truth twisting my
my lips don't blurt, the truth twisting my tongue
i
i can't
i can't breathe
i can't breathe-
i can't breathe- there's poison
i can't breathe- there's poison in my lungs
there's shadows
there's shadows showering
there's shadows showering my
there's shadows showering my skin
there's shadows showering my skin,
there's shadows showering my skin, like
there's shadows showering my skin, like screeching
there's shadows showering my skin, like screeching mist
no
nono
nonono
nonono i can't
nonono i can't let
nonono i can't let you
nonono i can't let you in
nonono i can't let you in-
my words
my words,
my words, they falter
my words, they falter what am i supposed to say
my words, they falter what am i supposed to say?
i can't just string
i can't just string choked
i can't just string choked up
i can't just string choked up sentences
i can't just string choked up sentences from pain
my eyes
my eyes still linger
my eyes still linger,
my eyes still linger, on the
my eyes still linger, on the empty canvases
and on
and on all of the messages,
and on all of the messages, i
and on all of the messages, i never
and on all of the messages, i never did
and on all of the messages, i never did send
nobody
nobody hears
nobody hears,
nobody hears, my silent screams
i'm
i'm losing
i'm losing myself
i'm losing myself,
i'm losing myself, but nobody
i'm losing myself, but nobody sees
why can't i just be
why can't i just be
why can't i just be someone else
why can't i just be anyone else
why can't i just be anyone else?
i'm just a broken mess
i'm just a broken mess,
resting
resting on
resting on burning
resting on burning ceilings
resting on burning ceilings.
a/n: honestly, i don't even know what this is- i feel like i'm just writing emotions in sentences that make sense to me, but at the same time i feel like i'm speaking gibberish lol. also, i deleted my last poem because i just didn't like it that much if that makes sense? idk.
a/n: but anyways, thank you all for reading this piece. i'm so grateful for all of the love and support on everything i write :)
-emery <3
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