Expression Jan. 2014 | Page 33

She covers her words

With a sticky paint.

I barely see through

To the person whom I thought I knew.

He wishes on pennies

But they just get crushed on the tracks.

Leaving him without hope

And a want to turn back.

Time. It’s something she thought she knew.

But even it left her

And now she’s wondering what’s next,

And how did we get here?

So fast. As the world seems to turn

And I’m thinking he could be the one

To set her free

He could be her angel if he hadn’t burned his wings.

He’s a person on the inside, but out here

He’s invisible.

And she tries to hide her pain,

But her scars are fresh, new, and visible.

Despite the pain they endure,

Mornings wake them with a sigh and a shove.

Through the bruises and scars and tears and blood,

I still see the people I have loved.