it takes more than a pulse and a pair of working lungs to call a life living. -beau taplin

by lina adams

my finger tips have started cracking

i play my guitar strings for too long

any noise just to drown out the strangled thumping of my heart

cracked finger tips are better than broken heartbeats

i forgot i needed to survive for a minute

being loved for too long

makes you soft

you start forgetting all the things that hurt you

and you start believing in the good ones

the ones that make you feel whole

if i try hard enough

i can numb the ache

forget how much i miss being loved

but then it’s three a.m.

again

and my heart’s track plays louder

my mind sees all the things i keep telling myself i can live without

and be just fine

i only have to believe the lie enough

to make sure

i wake up tomorrow

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