I Apologize

I am not a graceful person
I am not a sunday morning or
A friday sunset. I am a tuesday
2 a.m. I am gunshots muffled by a 
Few city blocks, I am a broken window 
During February. My bones crack on 
A nightly basis. I fall from elegance with
A dull thud, and I apologize for my 
Awkward sadness. I sometimes believe 
That I don't belong around people, that I 
Belong to all the leaps days that didn't happen. 
The way light and darkness mix under my skin
Has become a storm. 
You don't see the lightning,
But you hear the 
Echoes.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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November 27, 2014 at 5:14 AM
No need to apologize! You are welcome around here, to PoetrySoup people.
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