If I Scream Loud And Wide Enough

my sinew gnawed through
by the acid saliva
that drencthed todays
jagged and rusty teeth

could i bring
any pain
any pain
to you

this close from putting these
fingers down my throat
if only to cough up
the notes I could never reach

could i bring
any pain
any pain
to you

my skin is evaporating
if only to shame me
from the world and the
person i've never been

could i bring
any pain
any pain
to you

i'm choking from the smoke
that's here inside
ashes like cigarette burns on the inner walls
from a fire that murdered everything and watched me die

could i bring
any pain
any pain
to you

if i could climb out
from this landfill of words
that keep me fithly
and I would just run from you

that tears me too
could I even bring that
bring that
bring that

like any pain
like any pain
like any pain
that i bring you

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If you haven't read this - THIS IS AWESOME!

This is a class above the rest in this genre!
I feel how painful this whole work is
There's beauty in every line the repetition any pain, any pain really casual and profound shows a numbness and a you don't know pain like I know it, this is really an outstanding piece of work thankyou so much for the great care you took in writing this to share! Congrats SS


Don't let any one shake your dream stars from your eyes, lest your soul Come away with them! -SS    

"Well, it's love, but not as we know it."

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By the way just so it snaps real

There are a few minor tweaks I'd mention in the fourth line just to make it a little more interpretable but,
If that's the way you like it then I like it! ;)


Don't let any one shake your dream stars from your eyes, lest your soul Come away with them! -SS    

"Well, it's love, but not as we know it."