Stand tall like a tree
Limbs wrap around like branches
Black bark and red leaves
Sanguine familiarity
Lines and curves and edges
Splinters in my fingertips
But I keep climbing
I want to see all of you
I want to see what you see
Getting into trouble, knowingly
For the dimples in your cheeks
For all of the possibilities
These strong roots hold you down
This tender bark shelters bees
If you want to taste the honey
You have to take the sting
you said one day we would marry and as a grown child, i believed you slipped thorns into my mouth i tried to thank you for the roses but blood came pouring out where are you now? where is my heart? i'
it’s a weird place to be, stuck right in between i’m still in love with you, and i deserve more than you gave me when both are, at once, true i liked you much more before i loved you i liked you bette
you made me feel like you loved me even when you don’t. it was just enough for me, ignoring reality for a dream. though the wool was thin, it sat snug against my eyes, nonetheless. i could sculpt it i