stay

bruises blossom
     until pigments of skin disperse
          and apathy lies bleeding on the floor.
( w h i s p e r i n g     a     w h i s p e r )
   and love—it spins out
           above the raging stars behind closed eyelids
                   unaware that it’s dying.

     please
don’t take the pain     a w a y
             stay.