immortal.

stretched out so thin,

you can see the veins, blue

and the bones, white

the stress seeping through pores

as i laugh hormones into sweet submission

ein deutches requiem

salalala carry me to the countryside where

rain

falls

and cleanses the sleep out of eyes

honest to god

i will shut my amygdala off

because i dreamt of you last night, and i

hate it

i also hate that i take these

symbols personally:

8, 0, and %

weighted grades please,

compare it to my heavy heart

and acknowledge the fact that i am not smart enough for college

nor musically talented enough to sightread the dominant seventh scale

nor responsible enough to make it to class on time

nor beautiful enough to win attention

and finally, not immortal enough to be able to be just okay with all of the above

no

stretched out so thin,

you can see the veins, blue

and the bones, white

the stress seeping through pores

as i laugh hormones into sweet submission

sorry. i meant bitter