i'm not what you think.
i'm not beautiful, or kind. i'm a life
on the line, and i'm the only one who can
see it.
i'm scarred up and down because left
and right are both
wrong turns.
i love you,
i trust you.
and if you feel the same you'll be shattered at the end of my fixed path.
but if you're willing to catch me before
falling even crosses my mind,
to chase me when i can't choose
what to run away from,
to fight off the truth i won't
let you see,
i'll step out of this shell. i'll allow this truth into my heart because it
makes your light
that much brighter.
this is dangerous.
we press our hands over our eyes while
she rocks back and forth and
back
whispering lost
lyrics to a lost
child in a lost
world
we grasp our hands together, praying
for silence
because we know
we're lost, too
we press flowered fingers
against her throat
and pour honeyed lies down into
her open mouth as we
smile and murmur
"we'll find him; he'll hear you"
even though she was too young to be a mother
too slow to save him
and too fraglie to realize he's gone
we pass along our subtle
conspiracy while the bridges keep
burning and she keeps
singing and everyone
clings to everyone
else
until
finally