Against Choruses

We used to touch our smiles to each other Like anyone fresh in the throes of trust A calloused finger softened on freckled arms Skin that can finally heal A stone from a cage that yielded Its precious gem I couldn't be clearer if I could I couldn't be less understood I couldn't just make this turn out good Echoes of screams, a cathedral of crying And arguments deep in your mother's room Horizons darkening, choked up in every word Every monstrous thing Of which we knew ourselves to be capable We heard in each other's breath A poisonous insect came out Into the light How often I've prayed for death at your hands A dragon that breathes its fire at both ends Things disbelieved which I knew to be true My insides are twisted enough without you How often I've prayed for death at your hands A dragon that breathes its fire at both ends Things disbelieved which I knew to be true My insides are twisted enough without you Come to my window, I'm ready now Come strip me naked, I'm ready now Come with your weapon, I'm ready now How do I rid myself of you How do I rid myself of you Put my head in between my knees and sob Put my fingers behind my back and pull My heart is empty, my glass is full My life is ripped in two How could I run away from you How could I run away from you