Sunday
papa
dat dat moment dichterbij komt
ik zou me graag als meisje aan je benen willen vastklampen
zeggen: papa, blijf hier, bij mij,
het leven hoeft niet zo zwaar te zijn.
laat me helpen met dragen.
en dan zouden we samen dit lange pad afwandelen
hand in hand, de rotsen op onze rug
zo licht als veren. want papa,
het leven hoeft geen maanlandschap te zijn
je hoeft niet in harnas de ochtend tegemoet te gaan
haal met mij adem en laten we de sterren bewonderen
van hier beneden. geloof me,
we hoeven niet ver te lopen om te genieten van het uitzicht
geloof me, mijn benen zijn ook moe van het dragen
het vechten, het doorgaan.
maar papa, we hoeven nog niet naar huis.
voor nu kunnen we nog even doorlopen.
we kunnen nog even kijken.
de lucht is nog niet grijs.
het blijft voor nu nog droog.
en als je gaat, papa,
ga je niet alleen want dan
ga ik met je mee.
ien
kleine gebreken
Monday
wildfire
fired up my insides until they shrivelled up and crumbled
like a smoldering house of cards.
i guess this is what happens
when you stare straight into the light
you take the sun home with you
until it melts straight through your chest.
and i know you said liked the sparks
whenever your hands lit up a cigarette
but you didn't have to burn me to the ground
to prove it.
i guess i should have looked away from the start
instead of letting you so near my eyes
or maybe your parents should have put a warning label on you
caution: burns through hearts like wildfire.
ex
2. your bedroom wall is covered in photos of people holding you,
of smiles so wide they could crack your face right open.
3. i'm no longer your profile picture.
4. you tell me no one compares to me, to what we've gone through.
i tell you i feel the same. i do.
5. i feel like maybe you're lying to me.
6. i only talk to you during the day because at night i feel like i'm made of porcelain,
one word from you might be the hit i need to break into a thousand pieces.
7. i love you, more than anything i've ever loved.
8. i'm putting my seatbelt on, bracing for a crash.
you're going to realize there's people worth more than me.
9. (don't, don't, don't)
10. i hope you know, because i don't have the energy to tell you.
i'm trying to be a grownup about this, but the truth is
i'm just jealous, and annoying,
and afraid of losing you.
Friday
14/05/15 02:14
Wednesday
life in a jar
shame is the silence when she asks you
what you've done in the five weeks you haven't spoken.
i got dressed, you want to say,
took a shower every day and didn't forget to eat.
i raised my hand in class once, didn't stutter. andsometimes,
sometimes i wore a dress with high heels underneath,
walked with my head held so high,
i felt like royalty.
but i haven't seen the sunset while someone held my hand,
and i can't remember the last time a boy kissed me.
and most of the time, i'm so tired
breathing feels like a full-time job i'm just not good at.
so there's the truth in a five-second pause, in a laugh
and a shrug and a little white lie.
so there's the shame, the shame in running out of words,
realising you've been living in an airtight jar, and not knowing how to explain
the whole world seems so big from down here.