Bad

he said

let's not drink

on weekdays

as devastating

as customer service

representatives

dogs barking incessantly

clothes ripping against

the door jam

phone calls instead

of texts

anger bubbling

fists against walls

a broken skeleton

wrists that can't

withstand that kind

of emotional dependency

on poisonous relationships

I comb my hair

tell myself to

cope

the only reason

I'm still here

is for the pure adrenaline

cotton mouth

from too many swear words