We Were Toxic

It was a hard pill to swallow,
Without any sugar-coating.
You dissolved into me when crushed.
I tried to drain my veins of you
But you’re there in the marrow
Of my bones, regenerating;
Transposing into my
every drop of blood
Our artificial substance.
It still pulls under my skin
When you get too close.
Your fingerprints in my dreams
Are the only things that dissipate.
You still taste so bitter,
And it never quite goes away.