dear emily

day light / didn’t ask / if i slept / shifted the stars / without looking back / left / me in a sky / I didn’t recognize // the mirror cracked / in the corners / not from age / but memory // i used to think / the answer was a man / with warm hands / and good mornings / but he left / and so did the next / and the next / like fireworks / one after another / so loud / i didn’t have to / see // but dear me / you are not a shortcut / you are the road even when / you tripped / in heels / too high / for the life you were chasing // you wanted someone / to read your sadness / like a map / but no one ever / stayed / long enough / to make sense of it all // and i get it / i really do // you were the answer / you feared / tired of holding yourself / so you handed the weight away // but dear me / you are still walking aren’t you / even halfway / with one hand dragging / the night behind you / the other learning / to let go // dear me / it’s okay / if it takes time / the stars don’t know yet / you are one of them.