Morning glides its sticky honey hands
through your window
dances across your closed eyelids
Born into the sunlight that
Burns into you and
Pulls up your glazed eyes,
Pushes you back into your nightmare

I lie awake remembering, wishing I could sleep to forget.

I forgot to tell you
the last time I was there

when I kept my hand from reaching you
from brushing through your
hair

and that way you looked
at me, detached
and unaware

How'd we end up here?

I forgot to tell you,
it just made us seem so small

defining us to simple words
while running through them all

and the way I said I needed you
love, paper,
ink, and
scrawl

How come I left you in the fall?

Late night texts
Sleepy eyes
Small smiles
Butterflies

Stolen moments
Held inside
Beating heart
Stupefied

~

Left alone
Tear filled eyes
Chapped lips
Scarred thighs

Empty promises
Cast aside
Broken heart
Terrified

~j.l.

I'm tied down and locked in a box
Held and bounded by powerful locks.
I still move around peacefully and freely
I still live and act me

Everyone else is locked in this 'box'
They are tied down and held by locks
But we still see them live each year
We still see them happy and smiling each day

We are all trapped but we don't even know it
We feel lonely but never show it.
Refusing that you're trapped in this 'box'
Only doubles and strengthens its locks