my mouth was dry
words could not exit
i tried calling for you but
you just continued
off into the distance
i tried yelling for you
but my nonexistent
voice bounced back
echoing through your heart
i was longing for something
a drink
like my mouth was filled
with c i n n a m o n
YOU ARE READING
the lonely club
Poetrysometimes i can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives i'm not living
