9:09 pm, Monday, 30th October
Fall in love with yourself first.
That way, when you're alone and your chest
drums in empty silences that offer nothing but self loathe and regret,
you'll have self love to cushion your heart beats and replace
the emptiness that knocks against your ribs in painful intervals.
YOU ARE READING
dysphoria
Poetrysilent pleas from a heart that's been tainted blue, a mind that ripples in constant turmoil and a mouth that remains shut //