bendmybones

I hold the world between my teeth Chew through my tongue to keep them clean I stitch their wounds with shaking hands While mine split open at the seams I light myself to keep them warm Watch every nerve become the flame They leave with ashes on their lips And I’m the one that wears the blame Bend my bones until they break Twist me soft for goodness’ sake I drink their poison, call it love Just to be what they can take Pull me thin, split me apart Wear me down to feed their hearts I am the knife, the wound, the proof That loving hard can break you too I learned to bruise in silence first To hide the black beneath my skin I let their chaos flood my chest And call the drowning discipline I make a home of open palms Let every parasite belong They build their heaven from my ribs While I forget where I went wrong Bend my bones until they break Twist me soft for goodness’ sake I drink their poison, call it love Just to be what they can take Pull me thin, split me apart Wear me down to feed their hearts I am the knife, the wound, the proof That loving hard can break you too If I am empty, they stay fed If I collapse, they call it fate I gave until my pulse went thin Now all that’s left is what they take Bend my bones Crack my spine Gave my body Piece by piece Just to become Their promised land