I See You – Kristiana Reed

I see you

with your nightmares

and crown of thorns

because you’ve decided

silence

is better kept yours.

 

I see you

with your balled fists,

bruised lips,

battle hardened stare

and the red lip gloss

you wear

in the hope it tastes

like poison.

 

I see you

at midnight

curled up, fetal

hoping you’ll stay

alone,

you’ll only hear

the click

of your bones.

 

I see you all

and I hope you know

not one of you

is alone.

We are still too young

to call the sky

our home.

 

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Kristiana Reed day dreams, people watches in coffee shops, teaches English and writes. She is a curator on Blood into Ink, a collective member of The Whisper and the Roar & Sudden Denouement, and blogs at My Screaming Twenties. She is 24 and is enjoying the journey which is finding her voice.