blurry smiles,
blurry smiles, distant features:
blurry smiles, distant features: in the mirror I see
blurry smiles, distant features: in the mirror I see a foreign creature.
brick
brick by
brick by brick
I build a wall
I build a wall to stand
I build a wall to stand on the edge
I build a wall to stand on the edge and let myself fall.
needles and thread
needles and thread to stitch it back:
the pieces of me
the pieces of me that are tinged in black.
an extra chair
an extra chair at the table,
an extra chair at the table, still unused,
an extra chair at the table, still unused, still with its label;
unopened bottles
unopened bottles of lemon iced tea
unopened bottles of lemon iced tea lining my fridge
unopened bottles of lemon iced tea lining my fridge in rows of three--
and where do I fit in
and where do I fit in to this equation
will my train ever
will my train ever arrive at this station?
and all divine purpose
and all divine purpose from up above,
all catastrophising
all catastrophising from the lack of love:
when winter morning
when winter morning kisses frosted stones
the
the sadness
the sadness settles
the sadness settles into
the sadness settles into my
the sadness settles into my bones
the sadness settles into my bones.
The Samaritans tel: 116 123
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