Gator

January 23, 2020

If we were in the wild, I would attack you.

The flashbacks crack open and I am

Left to catch teardrops in my hands.

The silence because it has ended, I never stood a chance.

Why did you have to let me believe that there is nothing left for me.

I should have known if you smile at a crocodile.

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