my parents always used to tell me
that i was an expert at making something
out of nothing
and sure that helped me sometimes
when i needed to stay home from school
i could turn a slight ache in my stomach
into a touch of the flu
but when you touched me
and your eyes softened at the corners
that is when i realized the fatality of this
because when you can make something out of nothing
trust me
the only people you are fooling is everyone else
because you know that nothing exists
it is there always
tugging at the ends of your hair
dripping from your eyelashes
reminding you constantly
that no matter how many kind words
he wastes on you
it is still her name painting his lips
before he falls asleep every night
