Ashley

17

I catch myself looking at the sky too much

as if the blue vastness can somehow act as a crutch to keep me from the ground

because life has been dragging me down

each day the weight used me as its holder

making a dent in my back and my shoulder

leaving physical evidence that life isnt easy

just sometimes it gets to me

a reminder that we dont all live long

and feelings can't all be summed up in a song

and that life will take from us the things that mean the most

and then keep the memory around like a ghost

so I lose myself in shades of blue

and dig fingers into my palm to distract me from thoughts of you

of whats coming and going to pass

and how nothing lasts

except for the sky, there

as long as I can dare

to turn my eyes up toward the clouds floating by

as if it can help you

but I can still try