i love you he whispered
quiet. warm breath embraced your ear
...
metalagainstmetal
you heard it
s l i p from the drawer.
breathe you whispered to yourself
inhale--exhale--inhale...
...
it's not your fault he whispered
quiet. warm smile embraced your tear-stained heart
...
heeltoe, heeltoe..
you heard it
heavy shoes ca-blunk across the floor.
stay quiet you whispered to yourself
exhale--i n h a l e . . .
...
i'm fine he whispered
quiet. warm hand embraced your face
...
bladetoflesh
you heard it
slide against his hand.
don't cry you whispered to yourself
e.x.h.a.l.e.--inhale...
...
it's over now he whispered
quiet. cold eyes embraced your face
...
hardsteelpressedtoskin
you felt it
cold. and sharp. beside your cheek.
don't move you whispered to yourself
exhale--inhale...
...
i'm still here he whispered
quiet. cold words embraced your tear-stained heart
...
gentlekiss
you felt it
pierce a n d p u l l.
you love him you whispered to yourself
exhale--
...
this doesn't change anything he whispered
quiet. cold silence embraced your ear
...
smoothliquidlovedsoftskin
you felt it
drip, as tho it were thick, red candlewax
he'll never know you whispered to yourself
inha--
this changes everything you whispered in reply...
e x h a l e .
2 comments:
for what it's worth, i'd love to inhale and exhale in tandem with you sometime :) looks exciting
*smiles*
be careful with that. letting yourself exhale isn't terribly difficult. it's the inhale that can seem impossible.
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