something in my teeth

stop staring at the void, a*****e.

there is an emptiness all around me
i keep trying to fill it up with beauty
but every attempt ends in futility
the emptiness persists
you can spend your whole life
filling in the cracks
trying to ignore the emptiness
most people do
I'm not sure why i can't ignore it
the way other people do
it makes a hum that is deafening
i put my face right up to it
and i swear i heard my name
sometimes i feel like everything is a joke
that is being played on me
sometimes i swear i can see people
breaking character

one hand washes the other
but the water makes the sores ache
everything is on fire all of the time around here
i bet the smoke inhalation gets us first
we make do
thats all we can do
i occupy my time with randomness
and chaos whenever i can
these things you give your life to
are pulling the marrow out of your bones

all rivers look like veins
if you get up high enough
it doesnt end on a good note
it just makes you turn your head at the last second
cause the person you were walking with
isn't there anymore