Silk Casket Poem by Hayleyy Dawn

Sunlight comes trickling in.
Yellow rays illuminate my skin.
I close the curtains shut.
No happiness for me today.

Like a hunter I scavenge the ground for half smoked cigarettes
To coat my lungs black with emptiness
So I can remember what it feels like
To forget how to breathe.

You took my breath away- -

I found shelter in your voice.
The foundation was crafted
by loving words and sweet intentions
But it slowly began to crack.

Crack like the syringe
That came crashing to the floor
After the sweet young girl
Who’s had her heart broken too many times
Couldn’t take anymore of the poison
She was allowing to rush through her veins.

My body became a cage.
I was imprisoned by the blade
That mutilated my wrists
Because I couldn’t be good enough for you.

If I’m to die,
Burry me in a casket made of silk
So I can feel the smooth embrace
Of something other than Lips
That have failed to keep secrets
And hands
That have left me bruised and battered.