Paper Skull

I remember

not a word,

but it felt

like a blue December.

Watch the sunlight kiss the ground

Thinking

I was ash,

almost dead,

now you're breathing embers.

Now the long road back to life,

I hope you're worth the fight.

I papered over holes in my mind,

I've been down this road a thousand times.

To anyone who cares to look inside,

a paper skull is all you're gonna find.

I remember

how those eyes,

winter fires,

made me reimagine

how the pieces really fit.

I'm only a little bit.

I'm thinking

what you say,

watch your face

Now you hand me paper.

I can't fool you now,

Though you're still around.

I papered over holes in my mind,

I've been down this road a thousand times.

To anyone who dares to look inside,

a paper skull is all you're gonna find.