will my rib cage

ever get tired of

protecting this foolish heart

that keeps on

beating for

wrong people?

i woke up today

thinking

of a way to improve

for tomorrow

even though tomorrow

is still a day when

everyone disapproves

i wish i could explain your smile,

and how it cures me when i’m down.


i wish i could explain

the small things you do,

and how it makes me smile

when i have no reason to.


i wish i could explain

the sound of your voice,

and how it calms my aching heart.


i wish i could explain your laugh,

and how it makes any

tiring day bearable.


i wish i could explain you.

and how just seeing you

makes me feel at home

and complete.

if i could turn back

to the day we met

i’d make sure to care for you

to cherish you

to appreciate you

that’s what you deserve

to experience the things

i didn’t do