He was right when he said defeat.

[you_are_alcohol]

i screamed silence until my throat was raw
and this Bitterness
or Jealousy when

when i can't even look at a tree or
brick or a NOT HER
word tumultpummel

and falling He came to me in a dream
over the phone and
i woke up with it
in my hand to my

ear but the mouthpiece was missing they all
sat with their hands on
their knees leaning str-e-tch-in-g

until every single chairwas empty
now leaning straining
crawling too slow to
the nearest exit

"Fortune shines on no one" and one tilt of
the head you might just
miss a whispered word

no sooner had i gotten out of bed
and you are ever
present ever with
holding ever
silencing