Lemalas

I sit here and barely endure This endless cold, This unforgiving icy air From which no blanket, No campfire, No furnace can save me. There is no salvation. My body shudders and shivers, My mind aches and pleads For a return to my previous warmth. That warmth no longer exists: This climate change is permanent. Tears cascade my cheek, but they do not freeze into ice; I pant and wheeze desperately, but my breath does not condense. My arms wrap around my own body in an attempt to heat myself, But I am not deprived of heat. I am deprived of warmth. Have been ever since that person left Because with them, they took every bit of wa

I smell dinner again And I hear you run downstairs, Then I wonder if it's right, If it's even fair That I keep hidden, secluded, out-of-sight from everyone But when I think back on our childhood We had so much fun! But we aren't that age anymore... We can't play like we used to, So I'll just stay in here and reminisce, Then I hear the words "I love you" From the other side of this door That you come to every day Like when we were kids and you'd be all "Let's go outside and play!" You still tell me stories And acknowledge that I'm here, Wish I had the guts to tell you That you're my brother and you're dear To me, as you'

Another day In our daily lives, As day by day By day goes by I hope that I'll see you But that hope has diminished, Dinner's already done And dessert's just been finished "Where have you gone?" I think to ask But I know the answer, I know your past, Your present and future Are all alike, You've hidden away From everyone's sight Another day I've now awakened Clinging once more to the hope That you've not forsaken Your brother, your mother, your home sweet home you've confined yourself to solitude but you'll never be alone So I'll let these days and days go by I'll let your return take me by surprise, And upon your re