Bleed

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And I’m just so tired pretending it doesn’t bleed

But it has been
For a very long time now

So maybe tonight,
I’ll just let it flow
I’ll let pain in
I’ll let numbness in

Let sadness sleep beside me
maybe let fear sing me its lullabies
and all its bedtime stories

Maybe I’ll let anger rest its weight on my chest
let it labor my breathing
to let doubt darken my room
and for guilt to sink me deeper in its pit

Just for tonight
to let them all in —
to just let it
bleed and bleed
and bleed