Depraved

As dust doth settle upon your casket 
I do not weep, mine eyes remain dry
as the warmest summer days on land
And though those around me stare
I know in confusion 
For they have not seen inside you
or myself, as we do

Thy ears perk at hissing, while eyes unfocused in panic
For a split second on your resting box
From your grave, I keep waiting for your fist 
waiting for venomous words to spew forth from your lips

Lips I had abandoned, for no matter the love I gave
through the good, through the bad
Bad turned a tad too much as my bones broke, 
muscles ripped bared screams from fattened lips

Today, standing with dry eyes I tell myself again
The past was just pretend
T'was just a story I had read but months ago
A tale, A nightmare of pretense
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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August 4, 2019 at 3:51 PM
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