Take Your Meds

— Richelle E. Goodrich

why? why can’t you just be happy?

you’re screaming because they’re hurting you; they’re hurting you. they’re tearing you apart and you’re bleeding on the ground. and you cry and you beg but Death looks the other way and now you’re screaming to the deaf stars above; calling out the names of people who never really loved you at all.

you’re screaming because they’re hurting you; they’re hurting you. they’re tearing you apart and you’re bleeding on the ground. and you cry and you beg but Death looks the other way and now you’re screaming to the deaf stars above; calling out the names of people who never really loved you at all.

— Richard Siken

and you’re crying; you’re alone. the tears feel like acid and your lungs feel like lead and you’re all alone, always alone.

and you’re crying; you’re alone. the tears feel like acid and your lungs feel like lead and you’re all alone, always alone.