GLOW

She wants to glow

She wants these bruises to bloom into skin untouched, unbroken,

She wants to tie up the scars wear them around my neck like a souvenir,

She went here and there and I survived,

She wants to choke up the words I left unsaid,

Place them on a platter and let everyone else struggle to swallow them down,

She wants to take my smile,

Strip off the fake,

Turn into something real,

She wants "I'm fine" to dive in her tongue,

She wants the sadness to drown in her eyes,

She wants the darkness to be killed by the light,

She wants to heal,

She wants to blossom,

She wants to strip her skin,

Start again.