I realize now
I speak too much truth
for your own good.
I speak too much truth
for your own good.
As a child there were
so many secrets;
bonus checks and wine bottles.
so many secrets;
bonus checks and wine bottles.
I floated into adulthood
evicted from closets
once rented for occasions
like these.
evicted from closets
once rented for occasions
like these.
Somewhere along the way
I learned
sunlight was a greater friend to my darkness
than any cellar door.
Perhaps if we walk out as if
we belonged here,
even the fireflies would believe
we were moons.
I learned
sunlight was a greater friend to my darkness
than any cellar door.
Perhaps if we walk out as if
we belonged here,
even the fireflies would believe
we were moons.