I.
I could see
See the bruises kissing
My shoulders
The burn of broken bones
In my nose
“You’re still drunk,”
My bones buckled
Under the weight
Of this new secret

II.
The sting of alcohol
Was nothing new to
My body
It was another thing
To numb the pain to
Keep everything from
Crumbling my bones
He was sitting right there
How could I say no?
“C’mon baby”

III.
His words seeped into my skin
As the Jack Daniel’s seeped
Into my liver
I could feel something saying no
My brain leaving my skull
In a fuzzy haze
My bones disconnected
From my body
I was turned into a fractured
Skeleton

IV.
He contacted me
Weeks after we met
My wounds healed
Kept hidden from
The world
He wanted to hang out
I ignored him and instead
I hid myself in my now
Strong, unbreakable bones