bitter

bitterness manifests
in the strangest ways
swallow the pain
aftertaste stays

glue that smile again
for another day of grace
wash it off every night
reveal a tired face

days bite off chunks
from the meat of the soul
till all that's left is a gaping
angry black hole

eat and eat again
feed the monster everything
but its hunger legendary
for the bitter seeds of pain

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Have you ever wanted to scream?

Rictus

inside

we all grin

wrapped up in skin

the sum of our sin

inside 

we all steal 

moments that slip

from our fingers

inside 

we all feel 

feelings uncalled for

in any time and age

inside

we all die

every day

killing ourselves to live

lashes

the flowers of noise bloom
                                                                         in the corners

of my room


empty ghosts            staring silently

    vacant eyes

painful dread





all my life i have

lived only in my





head

shards

words...shards
pierce through skin
they fester
you dig
they go deeper
removal?
impossible
chew on the aftertaste
bitter, bitter, bitter
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I don't always post drafts, but this one has been lying in that folder for ages now.