in the evening, in the blushing walls
warm light from inside the halls
revealing the peaks & valleys of my frame
under cover in the night-time dim / din
nestled in underneath my skin i’m breathing
but that chest heaving isn’t mine
radiating through the hallways just like the blood that’s always in my veins
& i’m strangled by the air i got tangled in the hair filling the room
in the morning in the cold gray gleam
clean blankets for my dirty dreams
behind me the door blows shut against the wind
sun is frigid on the shifting ground
seasons change but i’m still around
discovering the peaks & valleys of my town
& i’m turning myself over
feigning stoic / failing stomach in the hall
like the blossom autumn leaves
open up before they fall
in the jewel in the candy aisle
i am conjuring a toothless smile and finding the next dinners of my week
in the winter when the air is gone
dozing off with my jacket on
i’m hiding from calls i couldn’t bear to make
it’s exhausting just to show up
i’m lost in peaks & valleys of my pillow
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