So Much

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i can only take so much
writing and reading
and crying and laughing and
music and sadness
before i finally take one last breath.
i can only take so much pain
and questions and
confusion
and guessing games
before i give up.
i can only take so much heartache
and shattered pieces that
continuously seem to lodge themselves
in my throat,
cutting me open from the inside out.
my blood choking and strangling my words
turning them red with anger
and pain.
the world no longer knows
me by my smiling face.
she only knows me by
my shielded,
glassy eyes that can only stay open
for so long.
you destroyed me,
and there's only so much
i can take

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