how can you even
look me in the eye
when all i have known
from you
are lies
like evening sand.
colorful and warm.
but they grind
my teeth down
until i
can't speak
anymore.
why do you
take my tongue from me.
why do you waste
my teeth
as if they weren't
bones too.
i have a gentle heart.
but my body knows better
than to let me
envelop you
entirely inside
of my sensitive stomach.
