Thirst

I thirst for the sip of sanity

I yearn for the ache of release

You push my lungs through my ribcage

I'm practically begging to be free

This love has always felt blind

You scratch my patience like a broken record

I continue to progress

Realizing I'll always be waiting for you to be better

I'm nitpicking maggots of resentment

From the centerpiece of my skull

The more time passes you hollow me out

I'm nothing but dull

You seem to have gotten what you wanted

A body to decompose in your lifeless heart

If you wanted me, oh so mournful

You should have killed me from the start

At least the memory of me would keep you alive

But I know you'd get bored and ponder

How much you miss that manipulation to thrive

You drink all of my vitality

I am nothing but cuts and flesh

You salt my wounds to control what you want

That's always what you've done best.