2011 A.D

April Fox
full moon and scattered words
i had forgotten
the way that your mind
holds your thoughts

energy fractured, i'm grasping at particles
i don't know where this belongs

in between waking and waiting for you
the nightmares creep up and sneak in
stealing my slumber, my comfort, my peace
and taking the night with my breath

in the dark, i can't see you
can't hear what you're thinking
a vacuum, a black hole
devoid

just for a second, eternity, time is gone
i am alone on this ride

and your words wander in
and your mind finds me restless
and nobody else can be here

this is something like always
not broken telepathy
(we forget that we're human, sometimes)

reality wakes me up, takes me out, knocks me down
and under the moon
i can finally believe.

Published by April Fox

When she isn't writing for sites like livestrong and typef, April can usually be found with her head in a book, lying in the sun blowing bubbles, or perched near the stage listening to music and trying to av...  View profile

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