if sunsets
have taught me
one thing

it’s how to expect
the sunrise

like a feather
falling gracefully toward
your lips

every time we got close,
you blew me up, up and away

you had to know
it was only a matter of time
before a breeze would
come along to carry me
up, up and away
from you

tell me how
she has a soul so large
it fits into nothing
but a suitcase

you always said
no one deserves me

i just never imagined
you could ever be
no one

you gave me a crown
of thorns
and called me a queen

blood and mascara streaming
down the sides of my face

as i begged you
to put another nail
through my heart

you wonder why
you have to create metaphors
in order to understand
his love

oh honey...
that’s because it’s not real

some say drowning
feels oddly peaceful
after all the thrashing

the moment you know
your lungs
wont taste oxygen again
and you give your body over
to the water

i think you and i
are past the thrashing