Lights

That splitting center
In the right side of my stomach
Burns and cracks and splints
Like a tiled floor
That careless feet have stomped on
Time and time again

The signs all say
Do not walk on
But they do not care

The snow in my chest
Grows warm and burns
The sun in my eyes
Carry a breeze
With every smoldering ray
Time and time again

Empty Calories

You watch the movies
You sympathize
But it's something different
When you can't see your thighs

You say you're there for them
You watch them kneel
But it's something different
At the bottom of a porcelain bowl's seal

You listen to the screeches
The gags and the purges
But it's something different
Fighting your own urges