Innocence
Innocence
newborns have brains like a murky clay
they cry for the pain we close our eyes to.
we’re all scared
we’re terrified
I freeze myself and the madness in my roadmap
my lines and crosses
freedom burns so bright
for the misery that surrounds it
a tiny light
I thaw heat, round edges
emerge in warmth
after darkness, sadness, and silence
newborns have brains like a murky clay
they cry for the pain we close our eyes to.
we’re all scared
we’re terrified
I freeze myself and the madness in my roadmap
my lines and crosses
freedom burns so bright
for the misery that surrounds it
a tiny light
I thaw heat, round edges
emerge in warmth
after darkness, sadness, and silence