Darkness

Just don't speak about it kid,
no one cares, the rotting corpse
you live in. the spiders on the windows
the madness in the house.

Don't talk, don't say it.
they don't care about the holes
everywhere, the cracking
of your spine, the worms
in your closet.

the rain and the flies
and the dirt
they don't care
the cracking of teeth
at night

No one wants to hear it
shut up, girl.

Die alone, on your own