Submissions by anewgirlnow

You told me you would stay
That I would be okay
With your arms around my neck
You asked me not to cry
As I breathed your air for the very last time.

The world grew dark
The seas became unsteady
No more beats in my heart
We were both young and not ready.

My temperature left my body a blue hue
The bruises on my body
They knew it was you.

Two counts of murder the papers read
A boy kills his lover with his bare hands
The funeral made the front page
No one ever forgot the tragedy of innocent rage.

Your fragile body is present; your mind is so lost,
You stick in the needle; no matter the cost.
Your bright eyes glossed over and dead like your soul,
That life that used to live inside of you sucked into a black hole.
Your thoughts like a tornado, your desire so clear
You’ve been chasing the dragon,
Death is no fear.
Lie and cheat and steal like the poor
Beg for a hit, a smash on the floor
You always pretend it will be just one more.
Who did you wrong, what are you trying to escape?
Your own self? Your insignificant mistakes?
H ain’t the...