sourness

which would you rather

your body or your head?

to be poisoned

fighting for your last breath

which do you think

is harder

your body or your head?

which would you rather

what sickness do you dread?

i can live with tar

but i couldn’t stomach the meds

i can cry the stickiness out

but i couldn’t live with stitch after stitch

i can fight my own head

but i couldn’t shrink in a bed

which would you rather?

inescapable dark breaths

which would you rather

the taste of bleach or hospital beds?

would would you rather

your thoughts

your cells fighting the red?

which would you rather

your body or your head?

to be poisoned

fighting for your last breath

both coming from inside

but nothing alike

which do you think is harder?

which sickness do you dread?