Submissions by Lss

You are consumed by the light.
When you look to the sky
You see God.

I see risk.

Who are you to be so transfixed
By the sun? Your eyes burn and
Weep but your stare never waivers.

I am safe, I am caring.
The sun holds hatred in its
Glare. Why not me?

You grasp your creation gently,
Preparing for flight. You believe
In yourself and your ability.

I don’t believe in you. I
Think you are not ready.
My words don’t matter to you,
You no longer speak my
Language.

You...

You are not the sun.
I cower and hide from the sun,
Not from you, never from you.
You are not the moon.
The moon is miles away and
you are holding me carefully in your hands.

You are not darkness.
I see you, I know you,
Nothing is mysterious about you.
You are not the light.
Not pure, Not clean and unfiltered,
You have made mistakes and your hands have hurt.

I look at you like you are the sun and the moon,
Like you are here to save me.
I fall, you bandage my cuts and I look at you like
You are outside...

Your mistakes drip out of your eyes as tears,
your sorrows and joys escape the same way.
Clean, delicate.

Mine gush from my wounds as blood,
Messy and unsightly.

You come to me with wet cheeks,
I dry them and pray you
Don’t see the blood stains.

You tell me you love me and I believe you,
I say it back and I don’t believe myself.

Now I am a liar and you are still pure,
You’re pretty when you cry and I scream when I bleed.
My throat is raw, you are untouched.

I fall, you bandage my cuts and I look at you
Like you are outside of yourself, your
Presence floating in the wind.

I am looking at you and you are not the sun,
I cower and hide from the sun,
Not from you, never from you.
You are not the moon, the moon is miles away
And you are holding me carefully in your hands.

You are not darkness, I see you,
I know you, nothing is mysterious about you.
You are not the light, not pure,
Not clean and unfiltered,
You have made mistakes and your hands have hurt.

I look at...