it doesn’t get better

request to remove the heart

attached to the tendons

stretched between waist and wrist

the space where your lips

traveled with such confidence

request denied

request to remove the mind

that holds every inkling of time

in which your hand touched mine

and our fingers intertwined

and my thoughts fell for yours

request denied

request to die

to undo every tear I've cried

and remove every inch of you

like a candle out you blew

I just want to close my eyes

request denied