Placebo Poet

The clouds drift lazily across a vibrant blue sky They kiss each other in passing The friendly greeting, Simultaneous goodbye. I am like the clouds Hellos and goodbyes in the same breath. Never stationary. Nice to meet you I love you I wish you well Safe journeys Whispers in the wind, Lost to the sky. Screams in the void, Beautiful goodbyes. The only things that make sense. Precious moments Perfect moments Terrible moments Stretching before you infinitely Already passed The only moment Here and now Embrace it, You'll never touch it again. Sand through your fingertips Let it tickle Let it go Let it mean everything. Hello. I love you. Goodbye. It's enough. It's everything you need. Just believe. Just breathe. Breathe.   Love, ~Placebo Poet x

Sometimes we break our own hearts We come to the jolting realization that the thoughts we've held aren't honest Or true Or healthy. We lie to ourselves. We awake one day with a hollowness so deep within our being it feels we'll never be whole again We can't breathe The world seems bleak And there's no place to lay blame Because it was you. It was me. I reached into my own chest and squeezed until there was nothing left And then  Eventually When the hollowness threatens to consume You understand You accept That the only thing to do Is keep putting one foot in front of the other Rebuild yourself Rebuild your life Maybe you walk a lonely path for a while Maybe for always But if you become someone who's company you enjoy It's not so bad The hollow is there It's waiting for me. But "life goes not backwards  Nor tarries with yesterday" So forward I go A girl and her van. And if my heart...