it’s so obvious
you are weary of
your concrete lips
and your padlocked heart.
you wear your latest mistake
hidden under a thin winter coat
buttoned to the top.
you’re covering up who
you are in paper scarves
that will melt in the rain.
you’re so afraid.
but of what?
of judgment?
no one will see your beauty
if you cloak it in your fear.
Dec 9, 2011
Dec 9, 2011 at 3:36 AM UTC
it’s so obvious
you are weary of
your concrete lips
and your padlocked heart.
you wear your latest mistake
hidden under a thin winter coat
buttoned to the top.
you’re covering up who
you are in paper scarves
that will melt in the rain.
you’re so afraid.
but of what?
of judgment?
no one will see your beauty
if you cloak it in your fear.
I liked the idea of having concrete lips and how that would feel, particularly in cold weather.