guarantee we’ll survive
every flow and ebb of tides
we don’t control
but thrive in spite of
silly choices
silly people
silly fingers through the peephole
empty words could never cut
we’ve been through worse
it’s not for us
and so we remain
simple
unbothered
opened up to one another
crystal clear lines
for a faraway lover
I want to believe someone who writes such beautiful poetry could never hurt me, or desert me. Can I be worthy of such sweetness without suffering? I’ve never really been seen, People rarely get what I mean, But you dissect so effortlessly, A power that enraptures me. I notice
Threaten one more time and I will spill every secret You’re naive to think I’d continue to keep it My lips are as loose as these tiny little screws Consequences of your actions long overdue “Keep your mouth shut or tighten the noose” I’d rather set fire
I caught the words. My throat swells up. Jagged rockwall of things untouched. Rockfall holds the potential to crush. Isn’t a slow burn easier to adjust? I admit I’m giving up on us. Too scared to give you a chance so I rush. An hour or two, I
You made me your prey But if we met by chance today It is you who would run away I am the beast your monster made