lost...

the words spill from my eyes
silent and bruising

there is no reason to feel outcast
to be riddled with fear
to keep wondering
if in every moment
in every tick-tock
that a heart may be slipping
just a little bit farther
from its soul

a soul
that’s forgetting
how to breathe
how to smile
how not to die
with each second
that you are there


and
i
am absolutely

nowhere