Love is when you're missing some of your teeth But you're not afraid to smile. Because you know your friends will still love you Even though some of you is missing.
A pit far deeper than I know Is all I care to measure now. Am I destined to mourn so? Too many things I choose to disavow. Yet, I'm fully aware of this. Why must I embrace this abyss?
I always imagined My future My dreams My Curses and Peace My Falls and Wings My tears both warm and cold My smiles both cold and warm My eyerolls and shrugs My warm coffee and cold teas I always imagined Scenes of future and past A river a rabbit and a tree A carpet of grass and mewling river An old yellow shrivelled leaf falling Sun soaking my mind I always imagined
It took me seven years to realise the words in my mind were too deep for my mouth to dig up I thought it was easier to open my skin and let the truth pour down my arms
It took me seven years to realise nobody should be allowed to touch parts of your home or hold pieces of your heart that you don't yet understand
It took me seven years to realise I will wear these scars forever I'll carry them through every smile every kiss every concerned gaze I'll carry them to my grave
It took me seven years to realise the pain carved into the walls of my castle etchings of attempting to disappear are not a story of weakness but a tale of how I survived