You can come back
Even though I was a mess
I knew what to care for
I learned to read your eyes
and crossing your walls,
hell was big
when height was short
but it was much closer
than everyone thought...
A demon lived under my bed
when my forehead was hot
a candle on the nightstand
kept my eyes closed
I had nothing to pretend
and nothing to hope for
there was always one more chair
if someone was tore
The door without a latch
protests on the street
when the grapes got ripe
there was more to eat
the tea time smells
the old show on the tv
and endless dark hallway
made it hard to go to sleep
Ground trembling under my feet
that was my place
I don't have to ask for permission
if I want to get there
family waiting for me
when the air turns gray
up in the Andes mountain
the devil get trained...
If I had had more
I would have given more
but look at me understanding myself
when I'm this old
sometimes I believe again
sometimes I get torn
but the past in not in my head
anymore...
I will love you forever
No matter where or what
you know you can leave
and then you can come back
I know myself now
better than I knew who I was
you always come when I'm gone
I always arrive last.
Jessica
Copyright © Jessica Carrasco | Year Posted 2024
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