COLDER THAN THE MOTHS
I.
DEFEAT TEACHES YOU A LESSON.
THE TRAPS WE FIND OURSELVES IN
ARE SIMPLY PLANTER BOXES FILLED
WITH FLOWERS AND VINES THAT GREW,
SPILLED OUT, AND DIED AROUND OUR
FEET.
II.
I SPOKE TO MY APATHY TODAY,
I USUALLY TURN TO IT TO LAUGH IN ITS FACE.
IT’S DIFFERENT THIS TIME,
APATHY LAUGHS AT ME AND SPITS IN MY FACE.
I SHOULDN'T BE UPSET.
IF THERE’S ANYTHING I’VE LEARNED ABOUT THIS,
YOU CAN NEVER PROMISE TIME TO YOURSELF.
YOU CAN TRY AND YOU CAN BE LIED TO.
I ACCEPT THE THINGS I'VE DONE WRONG.
YOU CAN HARDLY CALL BAD HABITS VICES.
THERE SIMPLY ISN’T ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE UP
FOR THESE CONSEQUENCES.
