sickly sweet

i poison myself

overgrown filth

mired in days gone

i cannot help

but dig myself deeper

sink my fingers

through silted strands

cocoon myself

in the aching empty

and dash myself

against any willing shore

goosebumps prickle

and the cold void looms

please, just a little

lend me some of your warmth

heated t(r)ickle against cold ribs