6 am

it's 6am

i'm shivering beneath the bed sheets

the pillowcase fell off last night when i held it in my arms. i read

short stories

while you twitched in your sleep beside me

your

breath it fell so heavy

as i sat there in the dark

and oh you whispered quiet

making friends beneath the

scenery of a sun cracked open sky beneath the dark lids

of your eyes. you were skipping stones and i was still alone

when i turned off the light

scribbling onto sticky notes

i am scared and that's the best that i can say

i work a job to pay the debt i owe my family

to pay back for

that one time i pushed your chin. all this hope i hold just buries

its evil in me out of sight

but it slips through a whole

in my side

i've seen another of me and you

so we'll climb in that buick down 222

and i'll

close my eyes

the sun goes down each time i see the light

i swear it's true. because i've bowed down with this crown watching

old dogs age without whimpering

and i find it hard to say that

i am strong

but i'll be sure with each passing breath to read you

stories that are glimmering with the light that reflected

off these marigolds that caught my neck when i hit

the ground

and oh you whispered quiet

making friends beneath the

scenery of a sun cracked open sky beneath the dark lids

of your eyes. you were skipping stones and i was still alone

when i turned off the light

scribbling onto sticky notes

i am scared and that's the best that i can say

all we are is all we are and still i will become

all i am and all

i thought i can't recall because

all we are is all we are and still i will become

all i am and all

i thought i can't recall because

all we are is all we are and still i will become

all i am and all

i thought i can't recall because

all we are is all we are and still i will become

all i am and all

i thought i can't recall because

all we are is all we are and still i will become

all i am and all

i thought i can't recall because

all we are is all we are and still i will become

all i am and all

i thought i can't recall because

and oh you whispered quiet

making friends beneath the

scenery of a sun cracked open sky beneath the dark lids

of your eyes. you were skipping stones and i was still alone

when i turned off the light

scribbling onto sticky notes

i am scared and that's the best that i can say

i'm still tugging on your hand

like when i was innocent

we used to only lie when we needed sleep