I sewed my mouth shut
because I knew if
I tried to open it,
I would vomit "I love you's"
from now to eternity.

and from time to time
i'd get drunk on you.
the bile in my stomach
would just backfire
and block the circulation
of air in my lungs

it's a sweet pain that
i've become addicted to
and no kind of rehab can
get you out of my system.

your essence runs through my veins,
you have tainted my blood with
every breath you exhale.
you roam in my arteries,
seemed to have found a home in them.

but somehow, you managed to escape.
every single organ in my body
seemed to tighten up within every second.
shrinking away like vaguely colored balloons
running out of helium.

but you left a note
in the corner of my eye
saying that you'd be back.

i guess i'd have to wait
with my eyes tightly shut.

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