I never was the adventurous spirit I craved to be. Due to strict rules and curfews that were hindering me. I never got to step out of those wooden doors with the unfortunate creak or stay out with the love of my life until daylight peeked. To gaze at stars, sprawled across on the mountaintops, or speed across the red lights that wanted us to stop. Hand holding as we took on the world each night, fueled with passion and hunger after each fight. A blatant disregard for laws that kept me in, so I can sneak out with you and then come back in. To soar in the sky while the adrenaline hits, or get soaked in the rain for a simple kiss. Swimming through the ocean as it melts into the sky, so that we'd know just how it felt to fly. To surpass the stars as I swam across to you. soaking our soul until the dark night changed its hue.
I want to feel my bones shake when the cold wind hits my skin, not to be crying on my green pillow at 3 am, alone and all tucked in. I need to be
held in your arms, late at night with my ear against your chest, arguing over which 3 days grace song was the best. To sing them together while we held hands, as it played on the radio of your worn down, blue van. I want to live, without being told what to do each goddamn day. I need to get out of here, would you please take me away?
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The Overthinking Addict
ŞiirRantings of a young woman suffering with various mental illnesses.