Memoirs Of A Teenage Heart

Until now I thought I'd survived the free fall

Until now I thought I'd survived the free fall 

I’m holding my breath

Until my lungs riot

Against my ribs,

Until my heart falters

From its throne 

In my chest.

There is a darkness 

In my veins,

A plague that lingers

In every breath.

Violet petals 

Of bruised moons

Beneath my eyelashes,

Sunken snow drifts

carved by the tears

That jump from their prisons.

It’s a free fall -

A glimmer of light

That is reaped from barren trees.

I used to think

I could keep the sunlight

Pressed in the cracks of my smile.

But I’m waiting,

Yes, I’m waiting, 

For the moonlight 

To carry me home.