in the quiet stillness the crackle awakes me.
night after night, smoke and flames embrace me.
disruption of patterns,
no matter how obscure
that pattern was mine, leaving others unsure.
this world of unknown is now what I call home
and at least I have me so I’m never really alone.
my hand picks me up when I fall on my face,
my voice fills the void with melodious space.
these eyes capture pictures,
print them on memories
and my feet keep me walking so they don’t catch up with me.
if I had the room I wouldn’t need so much space.
if my heart wasnt so free it would be encased.
if the silver tongue in my mouth didnt lash from my lips, locking eyes so that there is a little time to resist,
then my hands would cease to wonder what they could feel and I’d stop pretending that you were actually real.