i yank once more and my mouth explodes with rushing red waters
i swallow my own mistakes as i set my tooth down
my mouth aches of iron and craters
yet i smile anyways.
my last tooth, my last chance, my last choice.
i wrap it beautifully, each ribbon placed perfectly interlaced with each other
looping under and over and in between.
my fingers are cold and blue when i'm satisfied.
i hold it carefully as i start my walk.
towering hills in the burning sun, making the skin on the bottom of my feet become parts of the concrete with each scalding step.
my eyelids droop, and every time they close i can see what i'm doing this all for, and my back straightens as my pace quickens.
i'm here.
i set the gift down gently.
you set the ribbon aflame.
under the crisp you see my gift, and i smile at you.
and you smile back at me.
a smile much more emptier than mine.
YOU ARE READING
Sincerely
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