n°19

I cower in the dark

Til your return
When will I learn?

We never wanted to be more than just a silhouette
Breathing the smoke from others mouths and lying in the dirt
So make a promise but then later we can just forget
It's hard to let your breath out when you're used to holding it. 

Watch me read you
Like words ripped right off the page
Another ghost, another day
Of melancholy, UV rays
And heavy eyelids

You just decided not to care
Compressed your fears
And cut your hair
Lifted your shirt
To find there's nothing there. 

Now read me.

Watch Me Read You - Odette