teach me how to breath again, I’ve lost my lungs along with my heart

the curtains are now open...

and blood stained my

palms like paint,

a fortune-telling

gone wrong.

black, starless eyes

scurry across my

bloodied sheer dress

over and

over and

over again.

betrayal snapped my eyelids shut,

deception licked my lips,

anger drummed along with my heartbeat,

and they still think this is a joke.

after you,

I replaced my heart

with a seed,

hoping someone would come along one day

and tend to my soul.

after you,

I cleaned my knife

with her tongue

wondering if she

liked the taste of your blood.

the curtains are now open,

and you're gone but

I'm

still

here.