AFTER ALL

 

eyes closed to avoid the view 

temptations all around me to consent 

no matter how hard I try, I fall

I’m only human after all

“this is the last stick of cigarette” he said 

new year, new resolution he made

not up to an hour the urge to puff comes knocking 

he’s only human after all 

she heavies a sign as she walked away

the neighbor kept shouting and wanting a fight 

a retired UFC fighter, abandoned her dreams because of trauma 

she’s only human after all 

clutching onto the Bible he prayed 

it’s been months since he became a convert 

the urge to fall back to his dirty past befuddled his thoughts 

he’s only human after all

escaped the facility and ran into the street

she had been caged for too long, no positive motivation

she’s back on the street, freedom to hug suicide 

she’s only human after all

you said you love him but still left

despite the future you both have mapped out 

left him at his most vulnerable moment 

he’s only human after all

@talk2leigh

8:52am

19 Dec 2022