Jada Bonner

Clouds

I saw you,

My head in the clouds and my feet on the pavement,

running like crazy but lost from arrangement,

over apologetic for my hyper extensive desire,

the only word that I could think of for this line was fire,


The good fire mostly,

but I forget that a fire will always be a fire,

you can choke on the smoke or get burned by the lighter,


Be optimistic they say,

you could be covered in warmth,

take this opportunity and sew what was torn,


But I object,

some people prefer the cold over the heat,

coming in hot like there's birds on my feet,

you see it’s tatted, I’ll die before defeat,

I’ll fight to the finish I’ll die in the street,

gaining my composure as I stare in your eyes,

you're holding back words and I don’t know why,

I can take any bullet that may come out of your mouth,

I deal with the voices every day that scream and pout,

I’m running still... I think I’m running towards you,

maybe I've just mistaken you for a clearer view,

whatever these clouds are made of this shit is getting in my eye,

fuckin' with my perception... another reason I cry,

it’s just confusion from a delusion in the clouds,

feet on the pavement it’s still a long way down,

It’s taking every sane ounce of me not to lose my mind,

I’m knocked off balance there’s a crook in my spine,

running in circles my head in the clouds,

no sense of direction I just wanna get out.