quietlyafraid

She hid her scars deep in her ribs That way when you moved your hands across her body You would not find her hurt That way when i searched her heart There was nothing to be seen She keeps her secrets hidden in the grooves on her hands Like maps carefully folded and saved for a special time Tucked away but open if we had only wanted to read them She locks her dreams behind her eyes They'd be safe there Because we never bothered to look inside them We never cared for who she really was Only her hips and long hair And good god her lips