I’m gonna wrap my heart
in thick, bright tape
lots and lots of it
to stop the pain of loving
this precious child whose
heart is broken.
im gonna wrap my brain
with brown paper and green string
to hide the worry that he won’t make it
that his love for altered states
will make it impossible
to live in a world of beauty
hidden under heartbreak.
No. Wait.
i will not turn off my life
my love, my thoughts, my dreams
i will hold on to believing
that he has what it takes
to beat this. To win.
to be the beautiful person he is
beneath the lies and thief of addiction
my child.
my child.
my child.