Can you see the despair in my eyes,
Hear the pain in my voice?
I wear this smile as a disguise,
No other choice.
Emotions run deep,
Cut like a knife.
Your heart I want to keep,
Not for now, but for life.
Words go unspoken,
Truths yet unknown.
The bond’s not quite broken,
But more a seed to be sown.
They say it takes time,
They say it takes patience.
But things turn on a dime
How much longer can I take this?

A sunny place for shady people.

Let me sleep
against your shoulder
against the heat of your skin
against the beating of your heart
so I know you are here
and I know we are safe

"A genuine anteater,"
The pet man told me dad.
Turned out, it was an aunt eater,
And now my uncle's mad!

Don't cry at my funeral;
It won't be a sad occasion.
Remember me, instead, happily.
He says with mild persuasion.

He calls her name, and she returns;
Humming their song, hiding concern,
He holds her hand, and says three words;
It's then to tears she turns.

It's not your funeral yet, old man. I'm allowed to cry.
He puts her hand above his heart, and says,
Then why aren't I allowed to die?