vacant hands

you made me think twice about my life choices, you stopped the hurricane in my mind and cradled a storm for me to fall into

you said the ocean was too deep for the likes of me

so you let me drown in a sip of tepid water,

that one sip was you

just a thick poison in your sweet affection, coated sugar served its purpose

your hands buried in my skin, your whispers sinking into the brain

lips against soft flesh and meaning lost in hollow bones

the punishment felt like a prize

until there was no more me for you to take

leaving me with new lines but without a shape