i'm soaked in blood from the waist down
you tell me to put my gown on
because it's easier to make a ghost out of me
than witness the loss of pure fragility
move your hands away from me please
cradle the waste of a being
try to stand up straight with the crushing weight of neglected humanity
my gown's soaked in blood from the waist down
you gave me a bouquet of peonies
its stems crushed by your hands
as brittle as the bones beneath my skin
the petals thrust towards the damned
as fickle and alone as i have been
left in the darkness
i gathered the remains
to make a light as bright
as the bloodstained blame
you've entrusted with me
evening is coming
my fingers drape my nicest dress over my frail body
then grip the lantern shaped by the mess you've granted me
i make my way to you
as i was asked to do
my mortal cage no longer disguised
you're shocked to see me
i apologize
when i sleep
my head moves away from me
i try to be still
so it can find its way back to my body
don't wake me
don't move your hands from my neck
or you will see
the scar drawing me apart, detaching
just let me sleep
let me be weak
just let me sleep
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