She slips past my fingertips like a ghost
Swims through the riverbeds of my bloodstreams
And rests at the shores of my ribcage
We meet at the intersection between life and death
Her tides push
And pull me
Between the two extremities
Her claws dig deep beneath my skin
Only uncovering the things I spent lifetimes hiding within
Transforming them into lifelines
And sending them out
She is the reason I can stand here before you now
She is the intangible anchor that holds my feet
Steady to the path on enlightenment
She binds my fears to my bones
Reminding me that the line between
Perfection and beauty is not as fine as I was brought up to believe
Her firey nature a direct reflection of my more...
Passive agressive tendencies
But as her hurricane slips through my teeth
The whisper of her after shock serves as a reminder
That my flaws are what created me
She is smoke rings gliding through my ex lovers lips
As he sips on cheap wine
She finds refuge in my chest
Resting beneath my breasts
And as I stop to catch my breath
She begins to burn me from the inside out like cancer
She makes me sick
But I can't live without her
And they say knowledge is power
So I must be weak
Because I know nothing about her
Except her name
So I continue chasing her
But the moment I grasp her fleeting hand
She disintegrates
Leaving a bitter taste on my young lips
Reminding me of when I was not yet brave enough to taste what she had to offer
She comes to me at four in the morning
Pulls me out of bed
Disrupting my rest
Her very existence serves only to test my strength
And upon waking she is gone
It's as if she was never there
Leaving only traces of her presence
Her finals words just
On the t-t-t-tip of my tongue
What was it she said again?
She's gone as quickly as she came on
And throughout this constant game of cat and mouse
I found myself falling in love
Not with a girl
But with inspiration