i don't know where you've been,
i've watched every piece fall.
hourglass sand pours over my bloody hands,
the rose in my teeth,
tastes nothing like what i was looking for.
instead it opens up my tongue,
till these are the last words i may speak.
i've watched every piece fall to the ground,
only to be trampled by those who tried to surround me,
broken bones under clumsy feet.
with scars for a lifetime,
nobody else could release these flightless swallows.
they are alone,
mine.
empty by my side,
my head full of thorns,
empty in my heart.
as i beat my fists against the palms of your hands,
i am too blind to see where i lay.
the whole time i fell from my own two feet,
i fell right back into your way.
the only reason you haven't been in front of me,
is because you were at my back,
catching me with every failed step.
i know where you are.
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