Pretense
from this hatred and negativity
my skin crawls onto the floor
i am broken but not shattered
i wont let this depleted hope be the death of me
i will rise back from nothing
with full wind in my sails
these coasts will never skip these hollow eyes
this fragrance of life will find refuge in these nostrils
i put my heart up one more time
its better there than in my stomach
it has been beaten to almost nothing
filled with incapacitating lies
just open your eyes
thats what this world tries to tell me
just open your eyes
why cant you just see the beauty
they say i cant handle the responsibility
i cant swing it in this reality
the one that they have chosen
not the same that we were born into
its right here for the taking
but through this neglect comes the heartbreak
all thats left is to ask questions
do you even own a mirror
i see this earth on its wedding day
nothing short of inspirational
my breath becomes the wind
my lungs cant find a use anymore.
Joseph B. Garcia
Copyright © Joseph Garcia | Year Posted 2013
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