my corner of the world

For I will be as reckless as the waves

yet look at me beautifully

to sink the ships of the sailors who trespass

to let me hold life in me

little mr. sunshine turns pink when I walk into the room,

pulls out a chair,

asks me how my day's been,

sometimes, i have to look away

from his wide-eyed adoration.

I pretend not to know

selfishly, to keep this little bit of love,

my friends say i'm cruel,

but i'm broken,

and the fractures on my skin deepen and deepen.

little mr. sunshine doesn't give up on love,

even though i turn him down,

his smiles turn a bit sad,

but they never go away,

and my friends say I've been hasty.

I shouldn't dwell on my heartbreak,

and let little mr. sunshine brighten my cloudy day,

but my mind's hell,

and if he doesn't leave before it's too late,

he'll soon learn to love the rain.

The world got to you.

I wished to come back to reality, to you.

My darling, you were never meant for this world.

You are meant for something far greater.

So show the world what greatness looks like, turn the terrors of the unloved into dreams.