If I died tonight
Did you tell me that you loved me?
Did you give me my flowers?
Or were you waiting for the right time?
If I died tonight
Is there unfinished business to attend?
Explanations to be made?
Apologies to be said?
If I died tonight
Was my art moving to you?
Did my words make you think, smile, laugh, cry, become enraged?
If I died tonight
Would you remember me?
Am I etched into your heart?
Will you carry me with you always?
Words don't fail me now Spill out like the wails of mothers losing their babies at the auction block words comfort me like the prayers at dawn during The Fast to our benevolent God Muster up lifelong
It feels like flushed cheeks and pulsating jawbones It feels empty It feels like blood rapidly popping as it travels from heart It feels like nothing It feels like under/over eating It feels like a vo
The anxiety makes the stomach flip The depression makes the limbs heavy The tug and pull Is overwhelming and nauseating Gags Short breaths Teeth chattering Big sighs as tears roll down
