My heart feels over exposed
over sensitive to the elements
loved raw
and left without skin
like my teeth did the time
I used whitening strips
every night
for two weeks
and then accidentally
fell asleep with them in
the next day they were so sensitive
that even a breathe of air
was an uncomfortable
and painful sensation
you had me so convinced
that you were mine
that magic existed
and that everything had finally
fallen in line
Now I have to talk myself
out of bed every morning
talk myself
down the hall
and into the shower
talk myself through
the morning cigarette
and the coffee
talk myself through
the memories of you
when I smell you on my sheets
or find your hairs on my couch
and on my pillows
through the ride to work,
and through each sunset
because i’m afraid of night
now that
I have to talk myself to sleep
Don’t tell your lover that
you love them
if you don’t
someday it will lose all meaning
and how sad for love to hold no weight.
This is a real good piece.
Keep it up!
Cheers! 🙂
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