He sits next to you on the train.
Your heart flushes as he smiles your way.
There's something about him that draws you in,
maybe it's his dreamy hair,
that seems to shine in the morning sun,
or maybe it's the book he was reading,
or maybe it was his hollow eyes,
the ones with the rings under them that makes him
look like he's three weeks past bedtime.
His four patches on his blue, denim jacket,
each with sassy comments on them, stating his hatred for Trump,
or his place as a Feminist?
The colourless rainbow tattoo on his wrist,
next to a heart.
It has her name on it.
And you sit and wonder...
Am I her?
You aren't.
You're not his tattoo,
the one that sits on his wrist.
A name that is passed carelessly throughout the carriages,
The name that stops at the platform.
You are a gentle thought,
unravelled in the minds of others,
growing and nurturing,
exuberating kindness as you do so.
You are not his tattoo,
but a garden,
soon to flourish and grow stronger,
toughening through harsh winters.
You are not his.
You are an evergreen mass,
you were born to live
and you thrive as you do so.
Dec 13, 2017
Dec 13, 2017 at 7:22 PM UTC
He sits next to you on the train.
Your heart flushes as he smiles your way.
There's something about him that draws you in,
maybe it's his dreamy hair,
that seems to shine in the morning sun,
or maybe it's the book he was reading,
or maybe it was his hollow eyes,
the ones with the rings under them that makes him
look like he's three weeks past bedtime.
His four patches on his blue, denim jacket,
each with sassy comments on them, stating his hatred for Trump,
or his place as a Feminist?
The colourless rainbow tattoo on his wrist,
next to a heart.
It has her name on it.
And you sit and wonder...
Am I her?
You aren't.
You're not his tattoo,
the one that sits on his wrist.
A name that is passed carelessly throughout the carriages,
The name that stops at the platform.
You are a gentle thought,
unravelled in the minds of others,
growing and nurturing,
exuberating kindness as you do so.
You are not his tattoo,
but a garden,
soon to flourish and grow stronger,
toughening through harsh winters.
You are not his.
You are an evergreen mass,
you were born to live
and you thrive as you do so.
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