compose by Aubrey Thompson

 

fall out of bed,

pale break of dawn

fog in my head,

sun bleached lawn

 

approach the mirror

afraid of what i'll find

it's never been clearer

blood clotting in my mind

 

sunken eyes, pale skin

cling to my face

it feels a horrible sin

to have so much out of place

 

shaky hands clutch greasy hair,

choked cry on cracked lips

painfully aware

of some beauty i've missed

 

awake in tangled bedsheets

shirt drenched in cold sweat

to forgive is too great a feat

and i can’t seem to forget