~Show~

"Comes a light, feeling's a'liftin,
Lift that baby right up off the ground-"Neil Young, There Comes a Time

cocoa and chaos
caramel and conformity
burying me
in the shattering underwater softness

I remember
that day
you walked
up to me
asking if
you can sit here

black eyes
shimmering like water
looked right through me
adorably dim
but sharp

you're still
there for me
not like
staircases and windows
getting in my way

but you're
too young
you don't know
what you
just butter
them up
with my toast
while you
leave my
heart pounding

you're supportive
like the
floor with
nothing genuine
underneath

putting my
feet where
they should
go through
the motions
through the show
which I'm
not made
for

~Sarah Mahina Calvello