Fairytale

Why does this fairytale have a taffy like taste to it,
Getting stuck in my teeth
While my brain pays a visit to the depths of hell. 
Can't I stay in the safety of the mainland?
No, I better walk this line from the Empire State to Los Angeles. 
And getting stuck in Kansas. 
"Dorothy, I'm not New York anymore," 
I'm in stop and go traffic with my thoughts. 
"Should I stay or should I go now," 
Well I want you to stay.
So I won't have 
To walk the line. 

 

emi_art_now

NY

15 years old

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  • leaving the heart

    she takes the stairs, 

    her heels click clacking down the hardwood steps. 

    she turns the tarnished silver doorknob, 

    and the door creaks open. 

     

    before her sits a man. 

  • too far to hold

    I catch a glimpse. 

    from afar, 

    the shine of his silky hair in the golden sunlight

    his expression unreadable, 

    as if he's pondering something he'd never tell a soul. 

  • watching him

    Kathy watched out her window as Samuel left his apartment, 

    spit his gum on the ground

    and lit his cigarette. 

    the same as yesterday. 

    the same as every day.