i tiptoed through nights
hiding in plain sight
nothing i did seemed to be right,
taking on words that’d hold me too tight.
shielding the pain from each of their sides
biting my tongue, i never wanted fights.
the stress buried deep beneath my throat
my brain was assessing each word that i spoke
acclimating to both of their needs
unaware that they planted seeds
rooted inside of my temporal lobe
all of their pain i swallowed it whole
the air felt like a thin tight rope
holding my breath sometimes id choke
fuck i never felt so alone,
suffocating inside my bones
each thought that id think
told me to leave
their voices would scream
id get lost in-between
tiptoeing every night
living for them
i thought it was right
now paying the price
knew it be out of sight
soon it’d all be nice
just a small fragment of my life
hurting but break through the strife
now im slicing it all open with a knife
finally settling, enjoying my life.
im over it
01/25/2025
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