Jan 2017
You have become completely two dimensional
You live in photographs and in the shadows
In the rings left by a finished cup of tea
You're face is dripping with nostalgia and regret
And it's not your own
We were both bleeding
I couldn't kiss you better
I couldn't stitch up your hand, I couldn't even hold it
I was terrified
Now you live in old journal posts
And those few pictures I can't bring myself to delete
I can't shake you
You live in photographs and in the shadows
In the rings left by a finished cup of tea
You're face is dripping with nostalgia and regret
And it's not your own
We were both bleeding
I couldn't kiss you better
I couldn't stitch up your hand, I couldn't even hold it
I was terrified
Now you live in old journal posts
And those few pictures I can't bring myself to delete
I can't shake you
I'm sorry. Those words feel astronomically small today.
Inspired by Rusty Clanton's One More Cup of Coffee (particularly the line, "And it isn't in the leaving/It's in the way they don't look back."), as well as a decision I'll never know whether or not to regret. But I know that it hurt someone, because words are like atomic bombs, leaving us burnt and disfigured. Sometimes we become super heros, but usually, we end up just a little more broken. If you're reading this, I want you to know that I look back all the time. You didn't just disappear to me. You left an impression.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=osCh6-yz-M8
Inspired by Rusty Clanton's One More Cup of Coffee (particularly the line, "And it isn't in the leaving/It's in the way they don't look back."), as well as a decision I'll never know whether or not to regret. But I know that it hurt someone, because words are like atomic bombs, leaving us burnt and disfigured. Sometimes we become super heros, but usually, we end up just a little more broken. If you're reading this, I want you to know that I look back all the time. You didn't just disappear to me. You left an impression.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=osCh6-yz-M8
