Aftershock

The injury is healing

I still walk with a limp

I still flinch when I’m kneeling

Like I’m still gonna get hit

Bare my teeth, like a dog

But my tail’s between my legs

Stomach growling at the table

But you’ll never see me beg

Yeah I didn’t drown

But there’s still water in my lungs

My feet are on the ground

But there’s salt on my tongue

No longer in the fire

But still my body burns

With the pain of survival

Cuz surviving fucking hurts.