Stitches

Stitches held together by torment,
with a string of self-multiation; cut right,
using the needle of one night stands.

Stitches held together by alcohol,
pulled from a string of devastation,
with a needle of broken dreams.

Stitches held together by love,
strings pulled from wrinkled sheets,
with a needle from a lost heart.

Stitches that hold her together,
with strings of bad memories,
strung by a needle of death.