5/9/24

he said I gots a beautiful smile.
i said i know i do.
those same teeth i shine, also bite.
now he doesn’t say these things.
we don’t talk.
the bed is empty.
his glass is gone.
there’s a shadow in place of a human being.
it lines the walls with tension.
ulterior motives.
i say i like the sound of their voice.
nothing back.
a smile don’t matter when everything is dark.
light don’t omit when all is lost.
boys don’t breath when you shut them out.
fingers don’t point when they go numb.

and you didn’t have to leave me, mom.