metaphorgirl

should you ever leave,

i will deny myself of love,

i will barricade my heart behind barbed wire,

i will sew my eyes shut until i see you again.

i will whisper your name into the night until the stars remember how to shine.

i will carry your laughter in my bones,

a haunting melody i can’t unlearn.

should you ever leave,

i will count the days in shadows and sighs,

i will trace your absence like a fragile scar.

but even then, my heart will keep time

with the echo of yours, wherever you are.