Branches Book

BRANCHES

Sophie Smith

IT’S SO QUIET

I You take my cold lifeless body And fill it With the sweetest warmth.

Sit by the pool with me Lay in the sun Soak it up good Feel the sunlight flowing through your veins beating through your heart

See the warmth with your eyes And hear the sound of noting.

Your smile creeps up your face The same way a balloon escapes your hand And floats aimlessly in the sky.

II The voices in my head Are now gone A brain filled with Nothing But Silence

I was a fool to think you were the cure One sip of you would make all of my problems go away All my flaws and insecurities But you are just a temporary fix Nothing good can ever come from a temporary fix You make me warm But as soon as you are gone I am left with regret And a throbbing headache And the only cure to this messed up feeling is to embrace myself with more of you Your lips tell the sweetest words And the darkest lies.

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