These Words Poem by Annie Janine

These words

the words that
bubble up
in the back of my throat

that linger around
but never come out

the words that
you will never hear

those are the words
that mean the most to me

and the tears

the tears that stay
locked in my eyes

that rest there
never to be shed

those are the tears
the tears that you
will never see

and these cuts
that hide behind
my sleeves

the cuts that cower there
all day
you will never see

and these cuts
these cuts
are part of me

and the blood
the blood that flows
freely from my arm

the blood that stains
my whole existence
my whole life
you will never see

these words
these tears
these cuts
this blood

you linger in
your ignorance

you live happily there
but don't you care?
don't you love me
like you said?

these words
these tears
these cuts
this blood

don't you care?
don't you care?
don't you care?

these words
these tears
these cuts
this blood