Night creeps in velvet, I’m still in last night’s glitter
Crown tilted, heartbeat skipping like a scratched CD
I taste the ash of every promise I spat at the moon
Sirens fade, but the echo keeps kissing my cheek
I keep my claws in my pockets, pretend they’re just keys
Laugh too loud, then swallow the laugh like a pill
City exhales steam; I inhale, pretend it’s forgiveness
But the mirror still shows a stranger wearing my skin
Sober, I dance on the edge of a text I won’t send
Hoping the sun will rise hard enough to crack me open.