Mia Harper Fairgrieve / 2025-04-14
sometimes you can be in a crowd of people
but not know it
your eyes are closed
closed with a clasp
holding inside
everything
ignore your defects
or be entirely consumed by them
stare into the shifting blankness of your life
late at night
stare out of the window at the sky
so full of
everything
sometimes you can be completely alone
but feel someone tracing lines on your skin
hear someone whisper
whisper
whisper
gouge
out
your
eyes
the advice to ignore the thoughts is a drink of water
while you’re drowning
thoughts are a person’s
everything
i want to live
but not like this
whisper
whisper
whisper
you’re
a
murderer
keep your eyes closed
hold inside
everything