Brightly

So close,

Yet barely breathing,

My responses are weak.

Though my eyes are shut tightly,

May I see you brightly.

Handshakes and fake smiles

Always make me nervous…

Close the door,

Please, close the door.

We rise and fall

From you,

We rise and fall

Far from you.

Climb, climb, climb…

We fall.

May we learn from

The signals of our past,

The sharpest words we cast

And begin again.

I can hear their voices

Through the walls of this place…

This cold, cold place

We rise and fall from you,

We rise and fall far from you.

So close, Yet barely breathing,

My responses are weak.

Trace these fingerprints, closely now

And they will form what you’re looking for.

We’ll make new prints once more.