bleeding

the sting of my lip from the words attacking

they hit harder than they should

opening up scars and leaving bruises as they

throw another punch, this time connecting with my heart

pulse racing as i feel a wetness drip from my face

a knifes tip lodged deep in my chest

I put up my hands to protect whats left of me

as i drift into the world of insanity

where love was once treasured and dreaming

of happy was forever.

I feel every hit, in the silence where I lay

i find no reason to beg it stop

as i let down my arms and taste every drop

that fills my mouth, my nose, and head

a bitter taste of cruelty red

a gush of fear chokes me until i am blue

a skin of black and purple too

i feel the wind as i am tossed

nothing but the river to catch me

as i glide down with the wind

through swollen eyes I can see

that life and love have beaten me

and thrown me away

my body sinks deep below

the only dark i ever know

the sting of my lip is cold

the punches i had to take

the hole in my chest

oh how it aches.

two fugitives who got away

with murder

nobody expected such a perfect crime

nothing left but a memory bleeding in time.