Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Every day things feel a little less familiar.
Every day I want to leave something else that I know behind.
Every day I make the decision to shut up, close my eyes, suck it up, ignore it, regret it, push it aside, linger a moment longer on everything that means nothing to me.
Every day I wish I knew someone that I don't know.
Every day I wish I didn't know someone that I know.
Every day I forget who I am, what country I'm from, what I believe in.
Every day I lie to the world a little more.
Every day I get longer, stretching and growing until one day I will snap.
Every day I want less and less but I need more and more.
Every day my eyes grow darker and my skin grows thinner.
Every day I lose something important to me.
Every day I find something new to be grateful for.
Every day things fall apart and every day we put them back together.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

you ma'am, are shedding a skin.