tap tap tap

tap tap tap

the glass you trapped me in

snaps and shatters

i hear chatter 

of the mess i made

while i am left digging

shards out of my wrists 

snap snap snap

everything changes 

the instant you wake up

the fog clears

from the mind's mirror

the resin of memory 

melts into sticky truth   

clap clap clap

it’s time to wash 

my bloodied wrists

and face the consequences

of my neighbor’s fists

release resentment 

and allow time to clot

wrap wrap wrap

apply pressure until tender

remember how skin

heals faster with rest 

press premature pink

until it no longer hurts to

tap tap tap