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she makes me nervous
she makes me nervous
my mind is racing
its pulling my ribs apart
and eating my heart out from the place it beats
the rising burn in my throat is acidic
it pries for the virus
spindling in my brain
siphoning out my lungs
slowly leaking down to my stomach
assuring it will hurt
caressing the butterflies with their last kiss
as they sink to the pit
seeping to the scab i picked open
when i decided to sew my lips
threaded by the needle you gave to me
reinfecting every blood cell i thought i bleached clean
circulating in my veins again
pinching every nerve out at the end of a cigarette
the chemicals reigniting the fire i thought i drenched
she makes me nervous
and i’ll suffer again
announcing i see the signs yet again i’ll ignore them
and let it eat me alive
03/26/24
© poeticsofnikki
my mind is racing
its pulling my ribs apart
and eating my heart out from the place it beats
the rising burn in my throat is acidic
it pries for the virus
spindling in my brain
siphoning out my lungs
slowly leaking down to my stomach
assuring it will hurt
caressing the butterflies with their last kiss
as they sink to the pit
seeping to the scab i picked open
when i decided to sew my lips
threaded by the needle you gave to me
reinfecting every blood cell i thought i bleached clean
circulating in my veins again
pinching every nerve out at the end of a cigarette
the chemicals reigniting the fire i thought i drenched
she makes me nervous
and i’ll suffer again
announcing i see the signs yet again i’ll ignore them
and let it eat me alive
03/26/24
© poeticsofnikki
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