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Roisin Sullivan Nov 2014
I see you staring at me
The clear statement in your eyes:
"You're sick, you're sick"
Words unsaid, but deeply meant.

And then the winning question:
"Have you taken your pills yet?"
Suspended there
Like you have the right to ask.

As if that is the reason
We keep having these issues,
These creeping doubts,
In our claustrophobic lives.

Because I've taken my pills.
Swallowed them like tasty sweets
Always hoping
That they'd get caught in my throat.

No, it isn't the issue,
They always do their duty.
It's time to face
That we are the **** problem.
Roisin Sullivan Nov 2014
Roses always look beautiful
When the frost comes.
Always look poised
And fragile encased in the crystal.

But soon enough
The cold seeps in,
Blackening and withering them
Until they die.
Roisin Sullivan Nov 2014
I feel dried up.
As if the summer sun
Absorbed all my creativity.

And it's only now exposed
In the pale fall moonlight.
Roisin Sullivan Oct 2014
Inhale.
Though sometimes the dawn
Is obscured by opaque,
Gray clouds, the sun remains
As it always does.
Exhale.
Roisin Sullivan Oct 2014
I keep finding cracks
In the foundation of our home,
But you bring out tools
So we can fix it right back up.

And that makes all the difference.
Roisin Sullivan Oct 2014
I tell my stories and secrets
To the empty rooms
You left behind.
Roisin Sullivan Oct 2014
In the dark clouds approaching,
I see deep sadness.
In your dark, clear eyes,
I see only the warm sun.
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