you tell me things i don't understand
things i've never heard
you tell me life's fucked up
the truths unheard
you tell me about the darkness
but lead me toward the light
your mind seems unhurt, but your heart's a different sight
your fingers trace the buttons
your hand on my hand
your voice is like liquid
your mind like sand
the lights blurs together
with you as my witness
my mind cannot take it
this slow motion sickness
heart against heart
shirt against shirt
your eyes speak
when words hurt
two worlds together
two feet apart
you hold all my pieces
you hold all my heart
YOU ARE READING
Your Raspberry Lips
Poetrysurrounded by mountains that stretch for miles, the water rising to my neck. i am drained, and my leg is throbbing, my foot painstakingly twisted at an odd angle. i can no longer run. i grab the water stained pages and my ruffled pen, the ink semi-f...
