Could

April Fox
don't
because i'll tell you i'm not.
broken mirrors
camera lenses
i am what i see
not you

don't look too long.

i may be color blind
or simply tired
of all the noise
around my head
it's hard to say.

it could be both.

it could be all the years
of wearing filth
have worn me thin
so i am
visible woman
no skin
soul showing through
tarnished and dull
rough in all the wrong places
worn down where it should have been sharp.

it could be nothing.

it could be time has ripped
away your eyesight
left instead with with yesterdays you say
i always was
we always were
you never could
but wanted to
and i behind you
in the dark
i am afraid
to look.

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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