Ash in My Throat

Cracked sink

Rust-stained mirror

Same bruise

Every year

Cold phone

My thumb on your name

Scroll past

Swallow the flame

I got ash in my throat from the words I never spoke

Every promise that I choked still burns

Still burns

You said “change or stay

” I chose running in place

Now your shadow’s in the smoke

I breathe you in

It hurts

Ash in my throat

Those cursed

Unspoken words

Black nail

On a bitten hand

Torn list

Of a better man

You left

Your coat on the chair

I wear

Your ghost everywhere

I got ash in my throat from the words I never spoke

Every promise that I choked still burns

Still burns

You said “change or stay

” I chose running in place

Now your shadow’s in the smoke

I breathe you in

It hurts

Ash in my throat

Those cursed

Unspoken words

Say it

Too late

Still I

Translate

Every silence

Into blame (into blame)

Every heartbeat

Spells your name (your name)

I got ash in my throat from the words I never spoke

Every promise that I choked still burns

Still burns (still burns)

You said “change or stay

” I chose running in place

Now your shadow’s in the smoke

I breathe you in

It hurts

Ash in my throat

Those cursed

Unspoken words (hey!)