i love you
your countless lies leave a sour taste on my tongue
“i love you” you claim
yet it’s muttered using all of the air in your lungs
your breathing stops
and you have nothing left to give
yet i catch myself screaming out
“please just live”
stay with me awhile longer
i can’t face reality without juggling your saunter
the tear stained pillow cases mean nothing anymore
as long as i can hold onto what i think i adore
“i love you” you mutter one more time
and a bead of sweat drips down
worry,
because you’re aware you’re my lifeline
the wadded up blankets cover your face
as i lie awake with a trace of your dna
the painful silence hurts my ears
i know your heart stopped beating a long time ago i fear
so i take a deep breath
and give you what’s left in my lungs
so you can have the last reminisce of what i call
“love”
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