I have a sunburn.
It upsets me.
I’m hurting.
I’m in pain.
It’s irritating.
It’s always there.
It makes me darker.
I didn’t want it.
I can’t move.
I’m crying.
It’s killing me.
My outside matches my inside.
Storms To Weather
Knife in the back,
Life is off track
Everything is out of place.
Feet off the ground
I’m flailing around,
Falling flat on my face.
There’re many storms to weather,
trying to get my life together
but some things left no trace.
Decisions to be made
and debts to be paid,
No special treatment in this case.
I am on my own,
lost and alone,
I’m last place in this race.
It’ll take hard work and time,
It won’t be an easy climb,
But everything will fall in place.
After the Shower
There’s a moment,
after turning off the hot water,
that I notice my surroundings
when it’s just me,
naked and alone.
There’s a moment
that I’m in a state of confusion,
unsure of where I am
when it’s just me,
naked and alone.
There’s a moment,
where I question everything,
where I feel everything,
when it’s just me,
naked and alone.
There’s a moment
that I try to commit
do I open a door and
feel a rush of new things,
when it’s just me,
naked and alone?
There’s a moment
when I touch the handle,
and I contemplate everything
when it’s just me,
naked and alone.
There’s a moment
when I decide to move forward,
and brace myself for the change
when it’s just me,
naked and alone.
There’s a moment
when I start to realize
even after the shower,
when it’s just me,
naked and alone.
In that moment,
I know nothing changed.
I’m just as vulnerable as before
because it’s just me,
naked and alone.
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