I thought these bruises had faded
That they left without a trace But I've found that they just seeped Into the bone beneath The marrow that was once Lilly white Is mottled and scarred out of sight. It's easy to forget about it Easy to lie about it But when someone pokes When someone jokes And indents the soft flesh of me The bruises rise for us to see. I can't will them to sink Back down beneath And people scream And judge me When my whole body Becomes blue and black suddenly. I run and hide Or at least I try It activates a beacon For people to come fuck with me For fate to wring hands sinewy And deal some nasty shit to me. So I have to wait Ride out fate For the bruises to go below relieve me from this macabre show And let me gulp in air And pray they stop their stares. You left your mark on me Left your fingerprints on me Left your ghost on me Around me Inside me Left these bruises on me. I will never forgive you. |