just like you.


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

you still look at me 
with that precious smile
your eyes aglow with your desires 

mine shine back at you
and now you've momentarily forgotten how to tie your shoes
while I'm trying to find you extra mittens 
I grab my jacket 
you leave yours
so you can have mine.

we dance down the street 
and run to the top of the hill
where we can watch the sun rise

we pick the perfect spot
and you look at me 
and make puppy eyes
pulling at my jacket
I grunt and pull my left arm out of it's sleeve 
so you can slip yours in
so you can stay warm.

as the sun's light starts to shine
and the birds twitter their "good morn"s
you scooch closer
practically sitting on my lap 
you lay your head on my shoulder
and grasp my hand in yours

you whisper into the chilly morning air 
"it's so beautiful."
I look at you, 
the end of your scarf waving in the faint fall breeze
and your hair waving along with it
I smile
and say
"just like you."
 

Inkpaw

VT

17 years old

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    Each stack higher than its former

    Every thought and every scrap

    Of an idea too scared to ponder

     

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    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 


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    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