There is only the hum
Of fan blades
As I lay wide open
Preparing myself for war
I don't trust
your promises
Come with a cost
A price tag
I cannot afford
You said this
Was the last time
I have heard it all before
Your words fall on
Deaf ears
I am naked
I am numb
I am restless
Alone on the battlefield
Counting in silence
The time it takes
For you to break
Me open
I will seek shelter
In giving you a taste
Of your own poison
Carve my spite into
Your skin
Bleed you
Until you run empty
All is fair
In love
In war
I will rage
Until we both
Weep regret
In the trenches of battle
But I won't be sorry
That I broke you
Stole your breath
I will lay bloodied and bruised
Wear my badge of honor
That you know exactly how
It feels to have your soul die
I am a survivor
©sammianne
S