Silver Lips

life is tough but I am stronger
pressure builds but I'll last longer
faces masked show tired eyes
monotone a great disguise
pen ink spills on tired pages
fingers stretched across barren cages

Okay, so normally,
I'm impartial when asking people to go to the polls.
It doesn't matter if you're red or blue,
young or kinda old.
But voting blue this year 
is not about being political.
It's saying that you give a

This is the last thing I'll ever write for you
And no it's not a thank you
it's proof you didn't break me

and if you are reading this
scrolling through
old memories
in between sips of cold coffee,
bye