Atlas
Memories of childhood hold her dignity
and cradle it underneath the covers
with lights out
She holds the world on top of her shoulders
like Atlas
and remembers what it is like to create
magic.
Magic is when he kissed her once
in the back seat of his car
and knew.
Now she's kissing the monsters under her bed
monsters in her closet
monsters who don't remember what her smile looks like
underneath the covers with lights out.
He goes to sleep dreaming of her smile
and the time he kissed her once
in the back seat of his car.
He looked her in the eyes
and knew.
Now he looks her in the eyes
and struggles to make it out alive.
Her kisses are filled with venom
her touch with consequence
and her voice with warning.
He must like that in a girl.
The two locked fingers
and pressed against each others palms
with effort
Trying to create magic
but all along
they knew.
and cradle it underneath the covers
with lights out
She holds the world on top of her shoulders
like Atlas
and remembers what it is like to create
magic.
Magic is when he kissed her once
in the back seat of his car
and knew.
Now she's kissing the monsters under her bed
monsters in her closet
monsters who don't remember what her smile looks like
underneath the covers with lights out.
He goes to sleep dreaming of her smile
and the time he kissed her once
in the back seat of his car.
He looked her in the eyes
and knew.
Now he looks her in the eyes
and struggles to make it out alive.
Her kisses are filled with venom
her touch with consequence
and her voice with warning.
He must like that in a girl.
The two locked fingers
and pressed against each others palms
with effort
Trying to create magic
but all along
they knew.