fill your arteries with barbed wire and cotton balls

"Don't be scared"

She's begging

Her eyes would be pleading I know it

I try to put on a brave face but I blow it and she stands a mixture of mourning and malice

"Don't be scared"

She's approaching

Her footsteps ring silent in my ears

She's floating closing in on my fears

"Don't be scared"

She's near

Breath tickles my breast but to let it loose feels unsympathetic

And my heart beats sporadic

And she listens as if it were a concerto

And the song ends

And the final note rings in my ears as the blood spills

The flood fills

My whole world was numb and we were empty

Veins unplugged

So much for love