Our Words

Our words betray us That's what we have in common: we lay bare hidden wounds Bring to light our shame Let it all come apart - your protective layer Too bad it's all for naught, we let ourselves off the hook Abandon efforts to truly shed this cancer I will walk beside you but the footsteps fade and I can't see you All that's left is the path back Seal it all back up and forget about it We etch optimistically letters formed and erased quickly Ephemeral hibernation - that's what we have in common Stay deep and tucked away feign positivity We can grace the moon Shoot down arrows toward fallen foes We can ram hearts to the ground Let persistence harden our skin Define happiness and forget its name Unset it back and try again Fire signals that we don't even understand