If I were you
and you were me...
A skelf pierces my brittle skin as we sit
cross-legged on the corroded floorboards...
Let me be your backbone,
keep you standing tall...
Opening the book of life
pages tattered and torn...
A bundle of innocence came into my life
Nestled tenderly by my side...
Sixteen is much more than just a number.
It's when, for the first time in her life...
Hear ye! hear ye!
A proclamation ordered by the king...
Do you remember those times together?
The times we swore we'd spend together forever...
Your laughter speaks the loudest
And you tell me that you're fine...
We say goodbye to soul today
One so bright she won't fade to grey...
Going through my poems,
I wrote when I was young...
You grip my finger in your tiny hand
and you look at me as if I have all the answers...