i was terrified of you.
well, of everyone.
scared of getting close
because the closer you are
the more it hurts.
you broke the walls i built around myself
and replaced them with your warmth
and you protected me
but nothing protected me from you.
you asked me to stay over
with your hopeful smile
and your bright blue eyes
and i couldn't say no.
it terrified me, sleeping near someone.
we watched Sherlock reruns
and when you fell asleep,
i covered you with a blanket
and drifted off.
i woke up screaming,
like always.
my demons haunting
every minute of sleep i ever hoped to get
but this time,
you were there,
leaning over me, shaking me awake.
you were concerned
and it just made me feel more broken.
i couldn't do normal things
because of my past.
but you taught me it was okay to be broken
and when i wake screaming,
you're there.
YOU ARE READING
Snowflake Stars and Broken Hearts - a Dark Poetic collection
Poesíawe are human and humans are both fragile and far too good at breaking things so we leave trails of broken hearts behind us and perhaps our poems can pick up the pieces and fit them together differently because isn't a mosaic more beautiful than sh...
