aug 21/22

the night owl coos wishing it could get closer to you
with glossy eyes, like the lips of the one that you missed
could you open your window, i don't know how to breathe
we're sucking in our own oxygen, reinventing the people we wish we could've been
and i'm happy.

dont ever walk backwards, people might forget what we did
come sit beside me, we can feel how we did
now everything's different
but i still feel the same
if there's a fork in this road, i hope you'll come my way

the roadmaps are lying, i can't cross this street with ease
your punctuation is lying, you're not as mature as you believe
for forever i was for forgiving, until the day i saw the tracks
imprinted in my shoulders, and all along my back.
but i'm alright.

dont ever walk backwards, people might forget what we did
come sit beside me, we can feel how we did
now everything's different
but i still feel the same
if there's a fork in this road, i hope you'll come my way

i can't talk, and we're still laying in the same spot
you sound the same as you did every other day to me
now you've got something else
but i'll wait all the same
please promise you'll remember my name.
and i'm ok.

dont ever walk backwards, people might forget what we did
come sit beside me, we can feel how we did
now everything's different
but i still feel the same
if there's a fork in this road, i hope you'll come my way

we were not ever normal, and we never will be
not laying in imprints, not ever running back to this
breathe deeply when you're confronted