You Don'T Know Me, I Break Things
I used to have these memories
it's like they'd write themselves
sowing me into scenes I never remembered being in
A cross stitch hostage with
my eyes flashing against the midnight black
it's the time when the blood is the warmest
taught, handcuffed to a moving car
it races down these dead end city streets
with the radio catching nothing but static
and when we drive off the pier
I can still recall the same familiar song
it's mornings like this I drink to forget the night
the whiskey masks the stubble
the stubble masks the frown lines
empty stomach yields water and nothing more
how ancient these rituals are
I am little use to the living these days
regards to the heavens
I've taken to these gutters
watching ahead and I'm falling behind
so let the sun beat in
catching my pale white skin
and turning me to flame
your songs write themselves
from these fingertips
but my voice can no longer speak your name
these are your instrumentals
that I sowed myself into
I've missed you for so long now
I need to be a part of something
need to feel real again
Copyright © K.M North | Year Posted 2015
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