Inkpaw

the soft smell of wet leaves caresses my nose as I inhale 
while the gently falling raindrops kiss my upturned face 

as the wind blows quietly 
making my scarf flutter gently against my sweater

Hopes
Wishes 
Dreams
All these little things
Trust 
Faith 
Love 
Mean so much to me
Without them 
All I am is a shell
An empty body that's forgotten how to feel
Don't take this from me

faded dreams 
float from your fingertips
and halfheartedly stick themselves to your paper

all your pencils are dull
erasers worn away from all your mistakes
paper wrinkled from too many re-starts 

lips cracked and dry 
eyes puffy from lack of sleep
hair messy from the tiny bit of shut eye you managed to steal from time's lap

you look like a mess
but I don't care
I probably look worse
but you don't mind

Dread fills my stomach and fear starts to strangle my insides. As I fall faster and faster, hurdling towards the hard, rock strewn ground.