Bittersweet

• shadow

Tonight my heart swallowed a whole buffet of thorns.

My body refused my soul and now it has to live with my shadow instead.

And my shadow has been thinking about breaking out with me.

My tears now come so often my face is shapeshifting into a beach that no one wants to visit.

My waves are hungry and unpredictable

And tonight I wish to drown in them.

My shadow, I can't seem to stop thinking about it. My stomach sinks every time I do.

  It used to follow me everywhere when no one else did and now I just feel lonely.

I wish to turn on the light but I never seem to find the switch. When I do, my fingers cramp and I forget how to move.

Some people take love from granted but I'm constantly scared of losing it.

Therefore tonight I'm not surprised.