empty

i float

i blink

another day is gone

the tears, when they come, barely stay long enough to say hi

don’t touch me

i don’t trust my body not to betray me

i gasp

i drown

kiss my forehead, stroke my hair

i am bigger than you

i can’t pretend to be a child

i haven’t been a child in a long time

i lie in bed, awake

the night has almost ended

i wish my night would end, too