it’s always a matter 

of time before they 

love you 

leave you 

touch you 

kill you 

make you 

bend you 

& you’re back 

in your own skin 

.

some things last 

months

milliseconds 

just enough  

begrudgingly 

& your eyes look deeper 

in the bathroom mirror 

. 

dread fleets  

burns 

licks 

rocks  

rustles  

& it’s always a matter  

of time 

.

(10/28/25, song-inspired series)