Tuesday, 14 March 2017

I can't cry anymore.



I can't cry anymore;
The muffled sobs
Stop at the incarcerating rock
In my throat,
That refuses to disintegrate,
Its levels rise higher, higher,
Higher with each twitch,
A deformity of a frown,
A grin, a frustrated laugh.
The rock swells.

I can't cry anymore ;
The inconsistent breaths,
The futile attempts
At controlling the expanding
And contracting of my lungs,
Lungs feeling punctured,
Like a car tire that's been running
For too long,
Too tired.

I can't cry anymore;
My parched skin aches
For the salinity.
The suppressed rain
Lands on my pillow,
My eyes fluttering into
Disturbed sleep,
Dreams tainted with redolence
Of the petrichor of a troubled mind.

I can't cry anymore;
My mouth makes no sound.
All my words come out
In whispers,
Faint utterances from a place
Of chaotic contemplation,
Words I whisper as I weep,
My eyes drier,
My skin moister,
My throat heavier.

I can't cry anymore.