a thin line

if i had you tattoed on my chest

            could i sharpen
the blade of my anger
on your face
adding tears drapped in red

            could i stick
pins in you
            like a voodoo doll
            as my screams
            vibrate off your navel

            could i carve
my name into your skin
            bonding us
            for eternity

            could i engrave
my likeness on your pupils
            ensuring that your eyes
            are devoted
            solely to me

            could i lick
            your eyelids shut
            sealing them
            with my anger’s breath

            could i scrape
            you off my skin
            when i feel
            like being alone

            could i ….

if i had you tattoed on my chest


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