Perfect Ones Who Break by William Lee Ellis

billowy

hello (friend) i
lack

words (i need)
to say

in my defense.

the effort
it took to pull (you)
out

of water

strained me to death and
now

i drown in
what other people

might call (snot) but
secretly

it's a weapon

and
when i feel it
gnawing

on my bones (i)
remember

you're not the only (one)
who

can hurt me.

(i)
may be drained but

i still got
gall,

baby...