Smartbomb

Hollow

Smartbomb


I never meant to put it on the shelf that 
I can't reach and now it's hard to ask for help from anyone. 
I used to climb the cabinets and take a look inside of it, 
but now I have this fear of falling down. 
With noses pressed against the screen and cold cement under skinned knees, 
we watched the silhouettes and heard the screams. 
And I remember promising that I would not repeat that scene as the Ryder turned the corner of our street. 
Slip as I'm marking time. Fall for the perfect line. 
There is a tell tale sign. Hide from your own design. 
The tattered remnants of an old tattoo. 
The stain of fine red wine. 
I stay away because it makes me hollow. 
the finalist declines.