a white picket fence and blue shutters describes the house i see in my mind. a quaint and childish fantasy, with love blind and hands intertwined. i left my shoes by the door and i left that door unlocked. you locked the door behind you and didn't care enough to have knocked. i built that house to have you in it, and i wanted your shoes by the door. but you don't bother with much of anything and i can hear your steps against the floor. then things get a little lonely and you're the only one sleeping in the bed. and i'm sitting on the hardwood because, well, actually, i forgot to imagine anything else in this godforsaken house except for that bed because i was too busy thinking of you. anyways. things got a little lonely and they hurt a little more. then i made an effort to run from you, but my shoes were still by the door.
the pavement probably would've felt worse than the pain i endure from trying to love you. at least, it feels better to think of it that way.