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Acidic
August 29, 2009
You speak acid words to me
And still I grope for them,
I clench them near and dear
And smile as my hands burn
And they dig into me.
I hold them close to my heart,
Wincing joyfully as your words sink in
And eat away at my chest
And my heart falls to pieces.
© Kyle W., Pompton Plains, NJ
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