cleanse

By eidos




I used to take what you said with a grain of salt
until everytime I whispered love back
my throat dried up.






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Copyright 2012 eidos
Published on Tuesday, October 16, 2012.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: i actually think this feels quite like salt on a wound, a quick slice and then make it sting a little more. it was brief. and very clear in its pain. thanks.

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