I'm not done with you With us Us. What word if not that one? All the words sound wrong Since you gave up Let's make new words A new us A new everything Erase it all and rewrite it Change the spelling Change it all

People go away when you start telling the truth. This is what my #life experience has shown me. That doesn't mean I lie. I try to be an honest person. It just means I keep things to myself. Things I notice. Things they wanted to forget. Uncomfortable things. Things I need. It's rare for me to speak up when I need things. People don't like it when you need things. There's an unspoken rule that only they can need things. Don't call them out. That's an uncomfortable thing. That makes people go away. They'll just lie, and then go away. I want to be honest. How do I feel safe being honest? How do I know when it's okay? There's too much to say. Too many feelings. Too many needs.

In Philly I was cold And you were too Pushing me away as the snow blew against the flimsy window of your rented room I left you But the cold came with me Chilling me at random Punishment for thinking I was ever warm Your cold was only too much Because of my own