i am holding up the sky
and everything it
blankets
today feels like i've
been pushing everything around me away
and when i wanted to let you in,
2 fridays ago,
when i wanted to just drop
everything
and run
straight into your arms
it was like
the parts of me that felt so heavy
got lighter
my legs were
legs
instead of roots that grew
into the ground below my feet
not sorry for anything.
my eyes landed on yours
the sky lifted itself once again
my shoulders didn't need to slouch
beneath the ends of the earth
and it was solely because
i looked at you.