back to biting

i bite my nails to bite my tongue
to muffle the whimpers of anxiety that bleed through my mouth

they look battered and broken just like my heart
they hold the secrets of my mind that no one knows

they’re an art piece of pain
a canvas of scars
holding years of worry
that my eyes learned to hide

they’re a burden i carry
that i hide with paint
but soon it chips off
and my armor’s broken again

Waves

have you ever tasted your tears before?
they’re salty - just like the ocean

but where the ocean drowns you
your tears help you escape

where the ocean is suffocating
your tears are relieving

a breath of fresh air
from the slamming, pounding waves
of the angry sea

but sometimes my tears attack me
my head throbs and i gulp for air

then the ocean becomes my savior
as i listen to the calming water