checkmate

i wait for you to be better
softer, like i know you can be
kindness slips through the cracks
but right when i see,
you stuff it back in like it was a dream
you wait for me to be worse
slip up, even the playing field you cursed
but i never sharpen my words
even when it’s deserved
in a few months, or years
when the last straw breaks my heart
i’ll break the sound barrier
and you’ll think you’ve caught me
“i know i was mean. i did it on purpose. i’m sorry, i had to. you deserved it”
i won’t be sorry then.
checkmate, good f*****g mind game.

-your friend, Lily

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[Neha agrawal]

Quiet rage wrapped in clarity. Lily’s voice cuts sharp and true.