smoke fills my throat
like how your love
filled my heart
it tightens around
engulfing me
choking me
in such unimaginable
pain
you held me captive
I couldn't escape
you were the match
that lit me on fire
burning my skin
leaving behind bruises
that left me in pain
repeatedly
I was a pawn
in your wicked game
But I played myself
thinking you'd change
whenever I'd see
the dying embers
I had hope
But you crushed it
time
and time
again
- aj
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tainted souls ✎ poetry
Poetrydedicated to the good, the broken and the undeserving a book of my poetry trigger warnings will be placed in chapters if needed - aj
