For You

by LaniLou123

June 21, 2016

For You

Whomever you may be

The you that's now or after

Or maybe even before,

Crawling out of Wonderland

To play and see how everything’s fared

Maybe you didn't imagine this

Or maybe you did but the plan has been skewed the tiniest bit

Or a lot

Regardless I hope you're happy with the way

The Universe decided to roll the dice

I never imagined it

I mean I did,

But not like this

Certainly not twenties dresses or

An obscene amount of butterflies rushing

up my throat to escape my mouth

I guess it kept me on my toes

Literally, for without two-inch black heels

I am too short to reach your lips

Six months

And a few days too late

The most I can say for myself

Is that I try my best

Most of the time, anyway

And I’ve built myself a home

A home within my bones

And the wooden floorboards creak

Cold and lonely and quiet

And if you don't mind the

Palpitations

Occasional lack of motivation

Looming threats of infatuation

Racing thoughts and consternation

It's not exactly a bad place to spend some time

Maybe I could share the space

If I was so inclined

What about you?

Do your thoughts leak through the gaps between your bones

Or do they sit heavy in your ribcage?

Feather stems poking through your temples

Or are the demons more of a whispering in your brain?

I think the same fabric

Likes to snake itself around our throats

And pull

Up around our eyes

And threading through our ears

It wraps our minds in warm panic

Maybe not panic

Maybe sometimes it's just a feeling

Not an outright intrusion

I don't really know

I can only speak for myself

But maybe the same goblins visit us in our dreams

And if that's true then surely the same Angels

Or fairies

Or whatever you'd like to call them

Maybe it's the same ones

That loosen our ribs from around our lungs

But then again maybe not

Maybe I'm just being poetic

Trying to find excuses to describe something

That fares better in the abstract

But Despite this uncertainty

I'd still like to hold your hand

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