peel it back

[lyssarella]

he caught up to her across the street from the bus stop
panting, the breath came out so they both could see how hard he was trying
just to find her
only to stand there
see her face
know that this was really happening
before the last train leaves, and between trips to the bathroom, something was passed by
a splinter of glass in your eyeball
metal railings wrapped across your hips
it enables you to think about anything at all
and when she called for a cab
for a speedy getaway- he took her phone from where it was pressed to the side of her cheek
said goodbye
and wasted another paycheck on trying to change
this can work it can happen we can be better i swear
all the words crush like ice
slip
slide away
the runoff will flow to the rivers
and everything living there will soon be dead