i live in this body i barely know,
twisted and shaped just to make you glow.
every move rehearsed, every smile forced,
drowning in silence you never endorsed.

i cut to feel what you never gave,
blood on my skin, my soul a grave.
each slice goes deeper, still not enough,
bleeding myself raw to prove my love.

my skin’s on fire, burns through the night,
all this pain hidden out of sight.
breaking to pieces, shattered and torn,
trying to wake the heart that’s worn.

your hands stayed cold, never reached in,
watched me crumble, let me spin.
i begged, i bent, gave all i had,
left scarred and bruised, broken and sad.

lost in this skin that isn’t mine,
bleeding in silence, dying inside.
i’m cracked and torn, can’t hold it in,
broken and waiting, can you let me in?