ok

Things fade
from view
all that's left 
is you 
not even 
it's a silhouette 
only a shadow
of the person I knew
where are you?
lost in the maze of your mind
trying to find your sanity 
but now you wonder
if you ever had any 
imprisoned in glass
caged in these walls
you and I are the same 
don't you see?
can't you tell?
i am your reflection
your twin never born 
the same face 
and same mother
same home to keep me warm 
on the other side of the glass 
I am you 
I know what you've done 
I've seen how you cry yourself to sleep 
and I do the same 
every night 
when you live in your regrets 
your hopelessness
trying to swallow you up 
I know what you dream about
I know what you think 
how you wish you were not how you are
and why you only sing to an empty room 
I am the you 
in the mirror,
and I want to tell you 
it's not as bad as you think 
your going to be 
ok. 

 

Inkpaw

VT

18 years old

More by Inkpaw

  • The Boxes In The Corner

    Looming over your shoulders

    Each stack higher than its former

    Every thought and every scrap

    Of an idea too scared to ponder

     

    Every moment that hurt

    Each minute that lingered longer

  • Inadequacy


    How do I push the words out
    From behind my taffy tongue 
    Thick with salty tears 
    And full of grubby thumb 


    I’m a child 
    Pretending that I’m numb 
    To escape the overwhelming feelings 

  • Paper Frogs

    Why

    When feet fall soft but quick 

    Does the hallway extend

    And the hot breath of whoever’s behind me feel hotter 

    Why do I stay pressed to the wall 

    Like a stubborn gruby sticker