I can smell your laughter on my skin for days
And your smile lights my room long after you've gone
And I've been homesick every where
Since I turned seventeen
But I don't have that yearning lately,
You are lavender walls
And cherrywood floors
You are warm vanilla cuddles
And ruby red grapefruit kisses
And I am warm in the dead of winter,
And I am home inside of myself
And I've been trying to find the
Words to tell you,
That my heart skips rocks
Over the lake you've laid down
And I'm jumping in puddles
When you start to rain
I'm admitting things I've kept
A secret
From myself
With your soft hands
gently wrapped
Around my throat
I count my blessings
When the sunlight swallows my bedroom
I'm not a zombie
Rising from a coffin
I'm a kid
Excited to begin
Every day
I'm excited to begin
Please don't leave
I drop you off in your gravel driveway
And I feel whole the whole way home
Please don't leave
I touch your jawbone
And my teeth are
No longer daggers
Inside my gums
The letters that fall
From my tongue
Are rose petals,
Sugar,
Tea leafs,
Where they once were
Dust
And dirt
And blood
Please don't leave me
Spitting up charcoal again
I cough cocoa powder
I am getting younger every day
I cry maple syrup
I am getting safer every day
I bleed pomegranate
I am getting stronger every day
Please stay
Jan 19, 2017
Jan 19, 2017 at 7:01 AM UTC
I can smell your laughter on my skin for days
And your smile lights my room long after you've gone
And I've been homesick every where
Since I turned seventeen
But I don't have that yearning lately,
You are lavender walls
And cherrywood floors
You are warm vanilla cuddles
And ruby red grapefruit kisses
And I am warm in the dead of winter,
And I am home inside of myself
And I've been trying to find the
Words to tell you,
That my heart skips rocks
Over the lake you've laid down
And I'm jumping in puddles
When you start to rain
I'm admitting things I've kept
A secret
From myself
With your soft hands
gently wrapped
Around my throat
I count my blessings
When the sunlight swallows my bedroom
I'm not a zombie
Rising from a coffin
I'm a kid
Excited to begin
Every day
I'm excited to begin
Please don't leave
I drop you off in your gravel driveway
And I feel whole the whole way home
Please don't leave
I touch your jawbone
And my teeth are
No longer daggers
Inside my gums
The letters that fall
From my tongue
Are rose petals,
Sugar,
Tea leafs,
Where they once were
Dust
And dirt
And blood
Please don't leave me
Spitting up charcoal again
I cough cocoa powder
I am getting younger every day
I cry maple syrup
I am getting safer every day
I bleed pomegranate
I am getting stronger every day
Please stay
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