keep a place for me
where your heart used to be
where your sickness &
insecurities reside

i will beat for the both of us

in your head lies
a decade full of dreams
a haven for your lost self
keep a place for me

i will lie there with you

they are odd sparkles
they burn like forest fires
next  to the candled flames
of everyone else

but that sparkle is
shards of glass caught in their eyes
knives stuck in their throats &
bullets lodged in their skin

they drop grenades
as they walk out &
away

your world will burn &
go up in smoke but
you won't know who to blame

i am a cracked mirror
with a loud mind & weak resolve

the stars that used to fall from my mouth
have exploded into a black hole
that absorbs the vibrations,
                       the voices,
                       the shells of others

i will reflect you while my cracks grow deep

keep fanning the flames but
even forest fires burn out

we were not built to last
we were built from glass

say it out loud &
say it in your heart but
don't take it to heart

it's hard not crave
it's hard to resist
when you're hard
it's hard to resist