the skin

She told me she’d leave

In that empty car park

She pushed up my sleeves

And screamed

And then she took what I had left

And walked away from me

She took the love

I hadn’t wasted

And screamed aloud

She yelled and anger flew from her eyes

She loved me

And hated me

She held me

And pushed me away

I held her

And she cried

I loved her

I loved her not

She took my scars

And ripped them further apart

While I took her heart

And sold it to feelings

Too young, too premature

Nothing could be said

Nothing undone

She couldn’t stand, she couldn’t sit

She lay with me

But left inches between us

She kissed me

With an empty mouth

Hands wouldn’t touch

We lay in silence

For most of the night

Staring at the ceiling

Not daring to touch

She cried

Until the sun came up

I wiped her tears

But she wished I didn’t

She left

Rotting goodbyes

And decaying kisses

Were stuck on my cheeks

And the day fell apart

On the skin of my arms