Everything's Going to Be Okay
shadowed pupils stoking and swelling
skin draping bone like a loose tablecloth
flailing in the wind under the moon-lit sky
you sit at the kitchen table with me
clutching something tightly behind your back
it’s a knitted zebra hat
you know i love zebras so much
i still do
you probably don’t remember that day
it’s all i can think of right now
you lean your head back to look at me
our favorite song is playing
you tell me you love me just the way i am
over the bruno mars song on the radio
how about now?
do you still love me when i can’t move
when i can’t even cry
do you even like me anymore?
dad asked me why i never smile anymore
last january
i didn’t know what to say
i want to hug you so badly
everytime i’m sad, i think of it
but i never did
now i’m too late
the night sky bleeds into the horizon
a breeze runs through my limpid body
the coldest feeling pierces my heart
and drives itself deep within
i shut my eyes but they won’t close
i want to be happy for you
i miss when i could be that way for you
i want to be your dilly bird again
i wish i could make you smile
it’s been so long
and you’ve been so tired
of me
well i’m finally going to sleep
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