the ballad of me and my brain

By elmstreets

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where would I be if I was my brain? More

s t a r g a z i n g
g u t s
b o d y c o u n t
m e d i c i n e
y e a r n
s h e l a y s d o w n
a c h i n g
g u i l t
m i s s i n g p i e c e s
m e b e f o r e y o u
w o l v e s & s h e e p
h i m
s t r a w b e r r i e s a n d c r e a m
t o u c h
e p i t a p h
i w i l l l o v e y o u
t h o u g h t s & t o o m a n y f e e l i n g s
i d o n t w a n n a b e y o u a n y m o r e

s p i n e l e s s

139 18 2
By elmstreets

this silence
is quite destructive
it echoes in my head
like a gunshot
in a metal barrel

this uncertainty
is dismembering
it cuts me
limb from limb
until I am nothing but an entity

this abandonment
is horrifying—

and maybe
I am overreacting
or maybe you've moved on
maybe you lost interest
maybe you couldn't take it anymore
maybe there's someone better

maybe I've mistrusted you
or have I mistreated you?

I only wanted
to call you mine—
was that too much to ask?
did I waste my time?

or have you
just simply lost your spine?

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