Habits

My breath is itchy 
like my throat is scabbed over 
nothing's coming for me 
they say over and under 

like if they lie 
nothing bad ever happens 
leave me here 
I'm better off in my habits 
I'm better when my words scratch it 
the itch that makes me so mad it 
hurts 

bugs under my skin 
where do they come from? 
they breed and they hatch 
in between my gums 

so I make myself bleed 
scraping them out 
I'll be out of my mind til 
they're out of my mouth 

like if I give in 
nothing bad ever happens 
leave me here 
I'm better off in my habits 
I'm better when I can scratch it 
the itch that makes so scared 
it hurts.