Speak no evil

saccharine lips curve into a smile,
scarabs spill out with every word.
every wave of sound is a torrent of acid,
scalding, sizzling,
venom seeps through arteries and capillaries,
blocking your veins and stopping your heart,
branching within you until your bones are
nothing but ashen twigs holding up a decaying
corpse. slack-jawed and empty-eyed.
pick yourself up before she becomes the vulture.
pick yourself up and cover your ears with falsehood,
false hope.
tell yourself everything will be okay. throw up
your pathetic shield against a barrage of wasps,
obsidian smoke that pools out of her eyes and ears,
seeping out of her very skin, encompassing you
into the only hug you'll ever know.

-Divya
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I'm not too happy with this one.