You Make Me Feel Sick
You hurt me to the point
Of uncontrollable.
I feel sick,
Damp and warm,
Like the air after it rains.
Humid.
I’m trying to breathe you in,
but I’m constantly coughing.
My stomach aches:
Food poison.
Throwing up
the words you come back with,
Instead of just saying sorry.
I’ll be in the bathroom,
Until you come home.
Then, slipping into bed:
Quietly crying myself to sleep,
reaching for that stuffed animal
instead of your hand.


















