My claws at night

I claw through my flesh
At night
Looking for answers underneath my
Toe nails
And in the roots of my hair

My heart skips
Sometimes
Because I can’t sleep alone
Because I want more than I can take
More than I can hold onto

Then something makes me mean
And I stab my words out
On your skin
Like cigarette buds
Bacause I can
Because I know how it hurts you.me

I push my limits
And yours
Only to turn around
And sob the night in the bathroom

Before it finally takes me away
And my claws

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