He helps her with her blush. She’s surging red, Velvet and soft like a rose. Her mouth’s gone dry With his wind.

Courage was not letting your broth… But preferring to die From their snide remarks Which shadow prejudice’s unkind da… What happened when they grew up?

Shambles: They hold my life together. I’m shredded into slices, Trying to hold it whole, And I wonder if anyone

Listening to you sleep, I’m in grace. Each breath a prayer. Every rustle a litany. You don’t know how loud you are

Why do I still feel guilty About things That are out of my favor?

I remember how I cried When they cut down Our tree.

I could hop on a train. Grow akin to the screaming and whi… Where would I go? Far from here, from cold. Tell my parents my love,

I don’t understand. I don’t understand the cruelty The darkness The fear This choking feeling.

Not as ardent as before. I’m tired. Slowing down, A tail growing heavier and longer With each day.

In the darkest night, A flower will grow.

With him, It’s like there were no scars. There are no sheepish looks No burning shame. There was no John

You are the best thing Because things like that do not co… You are my moon and sun Because you make my days real. You are my best friend,

Love is the sickness. Love is the cure.

Can you hear it? It is the cry of the poor. Their howling curls inside of my h… It pains me as if I were one of t… But, I am.

But I’m still a kid Only don’t tell my dad that. He’ll say, no, you’re not a kid And you haven’t been a kid in a lo… I guess that when I cry,