alarmed

.

her body woke up with a startle, legs and hands bending

a little shell of a human being, twistin and turning on a hot tin roof

her movements stop to a halt

the only sign of commotion shown on her tormented face

tears escaping her eyes but she tries to stop it

gentle fingers catching the moisture

touching, grabbing and whisking them away

as if they were never there, swollen eyes just a reminder of a previous state

but now her face is dry, cheeks no longer in flames

just a daze in a dark room, lighted only with the remains

of the flickering candlelight as rain falls outside the window

cooling a moist and steamy summer night

she lays there knees to her chest

a faded memory of a nightmare filling the room, the lies once told and now forming a shape even during daylight

she lays there, gasping for air, like a fish frown on the shore

the night is unsteady dear and so are you

let the moon shine and collect, shine and collect, repeat the words like a child’s lost rhyme, a tender lullaby

a sole tear falls down and a knock on the door follows

her body trembles but she gets up, opening up to a distraction, a common relief, just a little water for a fish frown on the shore

let the moon shine and collect, shine and collect,

repeat the words like a child’s lost rhyme, a tender lullaby

say and repeat, say and repeat

and open the door before this thing swallows you up completely

she looks up and a faded smile lifts the corners of her lips, it's weak but it's there

the fresh air fills her lungs and the rain washes her face, the door opens wider

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