Read Words

Read all of me

Even the words your afraid of

That ones that 

Make us

Into something

That we never were

Something perfect

Something worth it

To save

To stay

Around for

Touch each letter 

To your tongue

And taste

The the bitter 

Bite

Of blood

Run dry

Taste regret 

And let yourself 

Rely on feelings

Found 

Among these words

Of straw

Let awe

Set fire

To the thoughts

You had of me 

Let Us go 

Let Us be free 

Of commitment

To causes 

We no longer believe in

Clear the air

That's no longer fit to breathe in

Read every line

Every time

I promise to tell the truth

Not one tailor made 

To prove 

That I was right

Or better

Or ever anything 

But what I am 

Today

Right now

A girl 

Plain and simple

Collecting words

Like rainwater

In the gutters of my soul

In attempts to keep me whole

And know 

That I never stopped thinking

That you were great 

It's just that now 

I know we weren't the fate

I read about in books

So look

Here instead 

I'll rewrite us

The way we are

You

And

I

On separate lines

So we have time 

And space

To make 

Our own "most" of life 

Without the complicated 

Chorus line

Of "you were wrong"

And "I was right"

So right now

Just read me 

All of me 

The plain lines 

And the ones between

Even the ones 

You're afraid of

Cause I sometimes 

Say things 

The way they could've been

But I have no expectations

That I'll hold you too

but so there's no confusion

I'm over you

And us 

but trust 

I won't make less of what is was

That's why I always wrote in pen

So I can't erase

The love