~Scattered~

 ticking clocks

slamming doors
I'm tired
of trying
to fit
somewhere where
I don't
belong 

this
problem is
too heavy
for me
to push
And move

clutching at
these scattered dreams
trying to
hold onto
Anything

double-edged words
Cringing at

What’s said

veiled threats
Masked in sweetness

that darken
cluttered hallways

Got to learn
To let go
of something before
it breaks you

Sarah Mahina Calvello