Bottles

I spun myself senseless while I
watched you drown inside your bottles.
I weaved my pain into thick masks
while you dissolved into empty corners.

I spun myself senseless while
you shut yourself in dust.
I sang away my fear
while you emptied those bottles.

Those bottles of dim memories
you kept hidden in our closets.
Those bottles of useless sense
you refused to shatter.

The bottles that gave us Heaven,
a piece of hope.
The bottles that gave us Hell,
a despair too great.

I spun myself senseless while
darkness swallowed you whole.
I laughed away my tears
while you examined those bottles.

I spun myself senseless while
you slowly disappeared.
I closed my eyes tight
while you clung to those bottles.

I stopped myself from spinning
and brushed my thoughts away.
As you left the world,
clinging to blue bottles.