The week of what he thinks is his birthday, he slides a knife underneath his fingernails and pries them off. His head spins spins spins spins and he swallows his vomit as soon as he chokes it out. Go leave hurt stop don’t please please fuck hurt live hurt touch stay go bruise blood don’t don’t don’t don’t won’t won’t won’t can’t can’t can’t can’t can’t he can’t speak he can’t help he can’t can’t won’t smile speak smile speak pretend pretend (help)
