i didn’t
ask for this

i’ve been sleeping for so long

there was a breeze against my chest
when i spoke it came off as callous and cruel
as your dress

i was worried you would wonder what i do with my days
i traded in the old but still haven’t formed new ways
a note left on my door, i could’ve sworn from you
an eviction notice, now i have to move like i do

on from you

i never
needed this

i’ve been knee deep for so long

when i woke it was april
and you were on your way
when you ask about the weather
i know it’s all in vain

i thought you would’ve cared how or when i made it home
i abandoned my possessions, my friends, my love
scraped up both my knees by crawling through the sun
now i hear it through the grapevine that you want it undone

and for what?

cause why would you care
if a meteor shower
was my first act of the morning
if a tornado warning
ever rang true
it would rip away the parts of me
that kept me from you
you’ll salvage memories
of when i first touched your knee
at that house down the street
connected by poetry
whether you like it
or deny the temperament
we weather away
by mother nature’s hand
and i’m estranged
a prodigal with no return
a basket case poster child

a natural disaster

i didn’t ask for this
i never needed this
i didn’t want to know love
by your heart

i didn’t ask for this
i never needed this
i didn’t want catastrophe
by your hands

i lose all sense when we touch
the vision’s dark but it’s enough
to make it out, not make out with you
but run away before they have a clue
because if you stay you might just die
i’ve been known to ruin every life
that chose to live near mine