Chased shadows
Just to be next to
Your silhouette.
Woke up to alarms
That I should have never set.
I just wanted to be prepared
To spend time.
Could’ve sworn
That we were on a steady incline.
But,
Our dreams came crashing down
Before I could even
About your one word text.
The scars are old
But,
The wounds are fresh.
Once again,
I find myself bleeding out
Over a man
Who swore
To be
Different from the rest.
Copyright 2020 by Kentrell Blanche