lingering hearts can fly
no matter how jammed they are.
and if they don't fly, they're
constantly hovering
2 inches off the ground
afraid if they touch it,
they'll fall right through.
it's been 10 years you've been gone, and dear, I still think of you every day
the car crash festers in my dreams
branching into day, and
I ride the bike to work now
the phone's ringing but I don't want to know
what I already know.
you pushed the vase off the
end table
and with the glass, my thoughts shattered
onto the water-stained carpet
laces don't fit
as tight as your smile
stop drawing lines, Laney
make your point
say something profound
walk a mile
even if the laces don't fit
note that I omitted a vulgar word from the last stanza to make it school-appropriate. the last 3 lines are meant to be stronger, with more bitterness laced in them.
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