prop me up and keep
just one hand talking
while the other slips underneath
steals inches from me
all the lights seem to
dim on command
lifting oxygen from eyelids
calm yourself deep breaths
quarter rest fill the lungs up
in your chest careful not to strain
the sound waves you'll save
just might be that
of your own voice breaking
sounding out the word
slipping over teeth
and out through tongue
slip down white knuckle the chair
bring your eyes back to earth
or whichever one comes first
don't leave yourself hanging back
right now feels as if it never happened
why is my face all red
why are my clothes all wet?
all the attractions, all the rejections
and i still feel dumb
blink me in or blink me out
you've got such a great disguise
you hide yourself on the inside
clinging to the side of my mind
where they'll never look to find you
never look to see
just what's inside of me
running out with the wind quoting none but fools blowing out all my breath
seeping in from somwhere
east of here east of everywhere
the silence is unbearable
we hold our breath and sink our ships
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