PROLIXEN

"my darling i feel love in your bones"

“I have tasted hell

“ If you want me then hold onto me

Your mouth speaks softly But I hope You kiss hard

It’s hard because I want to call you

Oh,

I know it I feel it

If he wants your body first he does not want you

To tell the truth

You hold me Between clenched teeth Not enough To crush me But not enough To let me go

You taste like all the lovers I never had

You want my body You’re clever Using love As a guise I know better Than to touch live wires I know better Than to build my house on sand Don’t try to convince me You’re anything other Than a snake In the water Fangs up over my open lips Dripping your poison in

And I’m sorry I always see phantoms

So I let him go

I am Over a decade Removed From their words And yet They can still bring Fresh tears to my eyes   So how can you tell me  not to give them a reaction  if they still hurt me  when they don't even  speak

Your lips Are the honey I want to bathe in I’ve already drowned In your eyes so Let me sink A little More