i have a hoodie that's like a hug
it's old and worn and too large by far
i wear it when i'm tired or lonely or at a loss
when i don't know how to breathe
or how to keep the heart beating
it pulls my bones closer together
helps the insistent itch on my wrists settle down
it helps me hide from feeling like nothing
and too much, both at once
and breathe in and out
one more time
i don't like the colour
but i don't really care
because it makes me feel a bit less like
a jigsaw puzzle in an earthquake
shaking, trembling into complicated pieces
it helps me stop and breathe and think
and feel like somehow things will work out
like somehow, being as i am
i won't let my life fall apart
and everything will be just as it should
for someone a bit less like me
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