If you wrap up genuine
does it become an imposter or a simple gift?
relying on validation
my hope wrapped inside this glass jar you hold
your clenching revealed
like a T.V. I watch
wondering
are you holding me tight
or tightly letting me go
so unsteadily I bounce around
watching time fly by the seat of its pants
dressed up to impress even the most unfortunate soul
I wonder while you run
if you notice my hope glowing
trapped inside this vessel
I'm frantically in search
in my tattered coat jacket
of navigation
or any form of direction
I scream inside such sound proof glass
inside so strong
outside fragile impersonates fear
the fear my hope worries
held captive
at its own will draping hearts to exist
the hope one day seen
truth loving no boundaries
fighting for self worth of others
who doubt every glance within a mirror
captivated only by irrational logic
advertised within an unworthy dime
so many pupils gaze upon your skin
your thoughts provoked
by disingenuous souls
promised forever as every time perfectly flawed
promises shattered amongst your feet
afraid your movement goes numb
captivated
in you
searching for survival with patient hope
I peek upon your love
stretching arms out filling air in absence
struggling to exhale truth inside earlobes
I watch
myself
believe
in you
forever is in me instead of fictitious lips
who force feed you the taste of absence
run until tired legs give out
until you stand face to face with this distance
in silence you hear the echoes
my echoes
pounding
as my heart
will forever
believe
in you
