YDNMA from Prescribed Burn by cuni

you’re not a poem that i wrote.
you are a song that i can’t sing.
you had me dashed against the stones,
i know the pain that you can bring.
i start to think something is lost,
i look back and i see nothing,
except a door that i won’t lock,
an analgesic for the sting.

and i never wanted to look back.
but i can’t leave it alone, and you know that.

i’m too afraid to call your name
for reasons that i can’t expect.
for reasons that i can’t explain,
i actually thought that you would help.
the pressure breaks inside my lungs,
my heart clings onto every beat -
i’m at the barrel of your gun,
make casings ring next to your feet.

and i never wanted to look back,
but i can’t leave it alone, and i hate that.

and you don’t need me anymore.
and you don’t need me anymore.
and you don’t need me anymore.
and you don’t need me anymore.

• Alternative
• college-park
• emo
• indie rock
• noise-pop
• washington-dc
• Washington