Finally a Bird II

I can’t throw you away,
And I cannot lock you up
Like I did with my treasures.
I can’t simply shed you
Like I did
My favorite adornments
Loose scarlet bracelets,
Running down my arms.

You are toxic, and
I love you; you are beautiful
As you burn your bleeding legs.
Are you hungry?
I know you are.

Who do you commit
Such gorgeous, graceful suicide,
So captivating I cannot
Take my eyes away
Remove myself
From you?

But I must.
I can; I will.

I know now, you are the poison,
You are the blade
That sweeps across my skin,
Telling me I am beautiful
As you destroy me,
Body and mind.

Thank you
For the agony
You’ve caused me,
The trust, the love, the betrayal
On both our parts, but
You poured yourself into me.
As you depleted,
I emerged.

Ugly scar tissue
Binds us to each other
And to our fatal adornments.
I am cutting
My ties to you, and
All the sickness
You represent.

All that’s left to say is
Goodbye.