When should I run?
When everything
Is enveloped in darkness?
When everything
Is eaten with bright light?
When I can't eat
Sleep or think
Because he left me crying
On the side of the school
Wondering why
He said he loved
Me
If he was just going
To treat me like a fool
When my parents argue
Into the night
And I hear shattering glass
As it hits the linoleum floor
While my dog
Barks in fright
When my friends
Ignore me
Because of words said
By others in school
That spread like wildfire
Turning
Our friendship into ash
And I
Into the wind that blows
On a cold winter day
It's crisp
Chilling
Unwanted
But there
Even if you can't see it
Twirling with insecurities
And dust into the air
When the wind stops blowing
Will you notice?
When the boy has come back
To dry my tears
With the sleeve of his
Sweater
Will it be pretense?
When should I run?
When everything is horrid?
Or when all seems well?
For doesn't dissapointment
Hurt like hell
Just as betrayal
Burns
As my lungs do
When I begin to run
And sharp mist
Pierces my cheeks
And gravel
Aches against my feet
