CXXXVI.

I have these skyscrapers for teeth so that when i bite down on bricks I taste the blood in my mouth.
I have these knees made of glass so that when I fall to the ground I am left to walk through the shards.
I have ears made from sea shells so that when I am quiet enough to listen i hear only the emptiness of distance.
I have these eyes made of regret so that when I look at my past all I can see are the ashes of bridges I've burnt.
I have these arms made of failure so that when I reach for the sky the clouds slip away from me like sand.
I have these feet made of lead so that when this ship sinks I will drown like my dreams.
I have this heart made of stone so that when I put my hand to my chest I can feel my soul rot.
I have these hands made of spite so that when I carry this cross I feel the weight of my shame.
I have these lungs made of human flesh so that when they collapse I'm left choking for air.
I have these hollow words made from nothing at all so that when I write them i am reminded that I am void.

I am the reason.
I am my demons.