every day
I don't pretend
it's not happening
every bruise
I'll never hide
again
every eardrum
not slit
shrill venomous
psychward razors
every day
not backed
into a corner
not choked
every time
I don't wonder
if I'll come to again
as limbs go limp
fading conscious
into black
every chance
for my greatest gift
not to end up like
my biggest mistake
every time
he greets the family
he'd never known
every day
I awake
to possibility
reunited family
rekindled friendships
every reclaimed moment
every shot at bliss
every joytear
is because
of
you
daring to flirt inside
messy, imperfect lines
catalyzing jumpstart
to the rest
of this
precious life
no matter
what happens
wherever you go
whatever you choose
I'll always see some cape
creeping out from under
your blackflak collar
Mar 19, 2017
Mar 19, 2017 at 12:41 PM UTC
every day
I don't pretend
it's not happening
every bruise
I'll never hide
again
every eardrum
not slit
shrill venomous
psychward razors
every day
not backed
into a corner
not choked
every time
I don't wonder
if I'll come to again
as limbs go limp
fading conscious
into black
every chance
for my greatest gift
not to end up like
my biggest mistake
every time
he greets the family
he'd never known
every day
I awake
to possibility
reunited family
rekindled friendships
every reclaimed moment
every shot at bliss
every joytear
is because
of
you
daring to flirt inside
messy, imperfect lines
catalyzing jumpstart
to the rest
of this
precious life
no matter
what happens
wherever you go
whatever you choose
I'll always see some cape
creeping out from under
your blackflak collar
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