cessation
(syncopation)
stop.
bearing the weight of
the shadows, stuck to my soul
spreading like ink in water / spilled milk / blood
(hot and sticky
sliding across my back)
halting
(jarring)
cardiac arrest.
drunk on too much
cheap wine, laughter
band-aids covering paper cuts / welts / burns
my soul scars too easily
frozen
(lost and wandering)
trapped.
cacophonous flight of birds
moving on without me
I failed to learn my lesson / mea