Just Breathe

she's desperate to feel the pain
razors, broken bottles and knives
things that rip away the lies

the festering scars open up to breathe again
their hot red saliva
runs down her thigh
like warm wax on a burning candle

the pain is as sweet as honey
she keeps asking for more
she needs more
she needs that fresh breath
that every cut of the blade grants her

and she's alive
she fathoms to be alive