you are the liquid fire, surging
through my veins and you
char my soul and leave me
gasping
for breath

I see every little lie
you’ve ever
b r e a t h e d
pasted on billboards
scribbled on benches

. . . etched into my skin

and forever will I hear the
ghost of your voice calling
my name
and it echoes
hollowly, through
my very being

all of me is stuck on you,
and I burn