My Body Crumbles When Your Mouth Speaks

My innocent crimes transcend into sinful mistakes,
While yours roam in circles to stay the same,

Pangs of conscience rip my melting ventricles apart,
When metal-cold claws depart out of your mouth,
And my viscera learns to keep itself together,
When you say your metallic jaggedness was ‘as light as a feather’,

And now, the claw that mauled my heart,roams about my body,
Sometimes in my throat, otherwise in my eyes,
And changes their colour into a red gaudery,
Watery tears flush from my eyes,
While you only notice how fast they sublime,

And so, I wish my tears were of blood instead,
Just so you could see the guilt that relentlessly stabs my head,

But I know it’s of no use,
And I know my efforts are futile,
For my innocent crimes transcend into sinful mistakes,
While yours roam in circles to stay the same.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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