Staring up at the ceiling,
\nAnd listening to the silence as the words spiral down into me,
\nLike an episode after an evening smoke.
\nThese words have become a part of you,
\nTo the point where you bleed syllables and utter metaphors.
\nInject a needle into your veins and withdraw poetry.<\/p>\n
You survived,
\nYou survived the harsh words thrown at you in middle school,
\nBecame a martyr as you were stoned by the same words you loved.
\nFelt each sentence slice your skin and have your mind bleed endless characters.
\nSo much so that when you do it with your razor it almost feels euphoric.
\nI guess what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.<\/p>\n
Getting lost in pages of vowels and adjectives,
\nFalling for characters,
\nBecause you failed to fall for human beings,
\nAs their speech patterns are flawed
\nThey do not speak the language of these words that have embedded themselves in your system.
\nSo as perfection courses through your veins,
\nImperfection seeps from your pores and lies above your skin.<\/p>\n
So you will stare at your ceiling,
\nWatch the words create the loudest of sounds in the silence,
\nAs they spiral all around your room.
\nAnd finally, rest in your mind.
\nAs you fall asleep.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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