daughter

I'm searching for a life behind those words
a love I've never truly felt for longer than it takes him to exhale

As they leave his lips I feel my thoughts grow warmer
my heart sink further
back through the memories

They are my silent passengers
exceeding baggage allowance yet refusing to pay any fee
and haunting my every present moment
my ever growing love

my future

masters of disguise they are
pushing and pulling me
feasting on my trust
every smile I shine on my own independence
my fine-tuned freedom

it's all very misleading
those words

Because nothing. has changed.
Everything
remains


the same.