Call The Medic

A Poem by Gem Marie

Let me bury your burden like a badge, it sticks through my skin
An I.V cant give me what I've been giving myself
Within my ribs, these bones need the company of a clean breath
I've never felt more like death staying sober, my mind whispers the words it's over
And I keep the tv on so I don't feel so alone
I'm sitting on my hands to keep from shaking
Wondering why you havent picked up the phone
It never stops
The things I'm so used to doing try tricks of conflict
A quick fix is equivalent to a ton of bricks
So save my sun and kiss the sky lily white
I dont know if knowing is enough to keep me safe tonight
Because these prescribed patches are much stronger
Than how I could have described the ashes to remind myself of you when you wake
And I never want to forget the way these pills tend to offset
Who I am or why I was made
Glass blockades burn as they break, this love escapes inside
It's all for you, if I could I would provide a world without worry
Because when I close my eyes sometimes I am brought back home in a hurry
To keep still, rolled up tight benjamin bill
It fades on me everytime
Citrus cut; shape like slices of lime
Sun slaying color can't match these lines that I earn
Strobing through tips of green as I learn that running makes the sun strike down
hard
The sun strikes down