Sunflowergirl

Days measured by pills
and how high you raise your chin each morning you wake up
the larger the house
the quieter the outside world
bombs become cherry blossoms
Drifting from a far tree

I believe I am ill
not in the acceptable way
the way that people can diagnose 
and feel safe after they have checked a box
on a hospital survey 
I am simply lost
somewhere between nowhere

Sometimes I want to cry 
because the world forgets it is alive
forgets that it is a living breathing organism
our visions become pinpoints
of only our truth
becaue life is so much easier

I watched you
waited for you to come back
but turned my head
when you looked at me
I was the girl
who stared
you were
just another fascination 
 

A bird soars
through the sky
looking around
at all that lies
his soul escapes him
burning bright
as he comes upon
natures light
his wings spread wide
he smiles down
watching people
walk through town