linger on (for the broken hearted)

[sallekhana]

you never knew these thoughts were even there.
all your happiness is lights in the air,
flying up but fading too soon.

and now you try to hide your skin,
the skin he painted from within.
he painted it red when he broke your heart.

now your heart is just a field
where a flower once broke the seal
and sprang up into the light.

but i promise it wont be long
until this drought passes you on
just wait and see in time you'll be
free.

you never knew these thoughts even there
in the dress he bought you to wear,
you put it on but it doesn't fit.

so now you strap into your coat
to hide the skin that he broke
but we can still see the bruises in your eyes.

so dig down to find the roots
that linger on and polute
your mind with his words.

dig them up and burn them out,
dig a hole to start a spout,
and plant a seed for something new.