The sunlight kisses my eyelids
My breath is shaking
From the goodbye he bids
Trees whisper and I try to smile but know I’m faking
The wind tangles my hair
The sun burns my lids red
I’m seeing red everywhere
My heart lodges in my throat from what you said
And the tears won’t stop coming
And I can’t go far away enough
This field is alive and humming
My voice is rough
And my speaking will taint this place of beauty
This place I’m ruining with my ghosts
I need to go: It’s my self-appointed duty
My shriveled pride boasts
But the air is warm
And I’m safe, oh so safe
But my lips struggle with these lies I form
I have no faith, no faith
In these words I’m pretending are real
I’m only hurting myself
The roses’ pointed stares I feel
They know I’m losing my health
This whole garden knows
That you took the real me, a theft
The garden knows and so does the rose
That I can’t be myself since you left.