reminded of it
everyone i left behind
every where i go
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reminded of it
everyone i left behind
every where i go
We are the ones
who know what it’s like
to look upon our other lives
like dreams.
We see them dance about
underneath our eyelids
and know that nothing here
is as it seems.
peeling layers of me apart
to scrape you out
one by one i shed
every tainted piece of me
that once was yours
until i am naked
and raw to the bone
i am mine
i am my own home
now
discontentment
devoid of opportunity for change
devolves into hopelessness,
which is dangerous in the hands of those
with nothing to lose.
I have these nightmares
that feel more like memories
of you pulling me close and
holding me gently as you
plunge a blade into my back.
I beg for your love,
promise to stop bleeding on you,
but there’s nothing left
that I can do.
Pastel bliss turns to gold
through the windows as we climb.
The air is thin but I can breathe easy
knowing I have learned
to fly.
the hardest part is
waking up cause i’m never
coming home again.
The darkness reveals
the light begging to escape.
Hold out for the sun.
Where is the dignity
in losing everything i knew,
in shattering hearts into two,
in choosing me over you?
Where is the dignity
in living dead in half-truth?
your hands are so tight
around my neck
i can’t even scream
without your permission
– trapped