Disappear

You cannot fix 

someone built on

broken bridges

tied together with

their swollen veins.

A slippery tongue 

will roll out secrets 

meant only for those
empty enough

to keep them.

Shivering pale hands 

cannot promise heat-

they bathe in lava,

sprinkle raw silver 

through barren nights.

They’ll beg you to 

sculpt their smiles-

fingers wet with tears,

but blame's on you 

when they disappear.