Breakable Bones

I know I’m scared of a shadow

That could be hiding in the light

And everyday I’m pretending

That I believe that I’ll survive.

But sometimes in the dark

I admit it to myself

That fear is my problem,

I’m just afraid of getting help.

 

Cross the street with my eyes closed,

The simple decision, what I want is worth being afraid of.

 

Fragile, and small,

I am, but this journey is long,

Breakable bones,

I have,

But safety shouldn’t be paralyzing.

Fragile, and small, I am,

But these breakable bones might not be

As weak as we may think.

 

Daylight gets wasted everyday

By skeletons standing in our place

And every night they are sleeping

Dreaming of being awake.

But sometimes even piles of people

Playing dead out of defaulted fear

Come out of the shells they make

And find themselves out there.

 

Cross the street with my eyes closed,

The simple decision, what I want is worth being afraid of.

 

Fragile, and small,

I am, but this journey is long,

Breakable bones,

I have,

But safety shouldn’t be paralyzing.

Fragile, and small, I am,

But these breakable bones might not be

As weak as we may think.

 

In through your nose, out through your mouth,

Breathing is facing your worst fears.

In through your nose, out through your mouth,

Calming your trembling, calming yourself.

 

Cross the street with my eyes closed,

The simple decision, what I want is worth being afraid of.

 

Fragile, and small,

I am, but this journey is long,

Breakable bones,

I have,

But safety shouldn’t be paralyzing.

Fragile, and small, I am,

But these breakable bones might not be

As weak as we may think.