When I hear your voice
I forget how the passing of time sounds.
I don't think you'll hear me but
I ask you to slow down.
we can dance around the clocks
but I won't remember in the morning.
you grab a bottle's neck
and I take it as a warning.
wishes never sounded promising,
I was used to being abandoned.
where even would I go now
you practically had me branded.
I plead with the night
to take me away.
each day I practiced
how to obey.
I don't know who I am
without a collar round my neck.
pull me back and tell me "stay"
like I was just your pet.
when you said you loved me,
I really thought that was true.
I never know which will hit first
the sleeping pills or you.
About the Creator
alexis weiss
psychology + journalism major; poetry, story writing, copyediting, etc
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