Steps Back

Written: 2011-2013 x Edited: 2024

I thought you’d notice;
but I know it’s hard sometimes,
we’ve all been so
busy.
I couldn’t have told you
all the things you ask
of others now,
but I could have tried.
Now every word we let escape
wounds a little bit
faster,
and even the best lie
I never came up with
wouldn’t wash
the bitterness from your tongue.
Tension breaks with baby steps
teeth share stains
as coordination
f
a
l
l
s apart…

we don’t dance like we used to.