I am drinking water that is meant for the plants
I am singing songs I used to sing for my dog
but she’s dead now
and I talk to myself while I scrub greasy pans,
read messages but never answer.
my vocabulary doesn’t stretch the length of expectations
by now I know that my silence sends the right message,
clearer than my hand-picked words
when I feel my blood boil and my brain lunge to keep up
I shut up.
they are just waiting to speak
at me and
I am just trying to sleep
Sep 25, 2018
Sep 25, 2018 at 9:06 PM UTC
I am drinking water that is meant for the plants
I am singing songs I used to sing for my dog
but she’s dead now
and I talk to myself while I scrub greasy pans,
read messages but never answer.
my vocabulary doesn’t stretch the length of expectations
by now I know that my silence sends the right message,
clearer than my hand-picked words
when I feel my blood boil and my brain lunge to keep up
I shut up.
they are just waiting to speak
at me and
I am just trying to sleep
