| 27 Reasons to Quit Smiling |
Please,
If you’re listening at all-
Don’t wake up
Before I do.
I haven’t slept this well
In a year-
Don’t disappear
before I have the chance
to appreciate
this place, where everything
feels solid, feels real
and I am finally
safe, finally warm
finally happy- just to be here.
Please,
If you can feel anything at all,
Slow down
Your pounding heart,
And understand
That we can stay
This way
For as long as it takes
To remember
How it feels…
And then
we won’t forget
how to find our way here
the next time-
and every other
after that…
And then
We won’t forget
How to breathe
when everything
gets cold again,
when everything
slips out of control…
So please,
If you understand at all-
Let’s stay this way
Until the morning comes,
If the morning even dares
To come at all. |