Grain of Ink

Expensive dishware won't fix your broken childhood

Quilted denim won't patch the missing parts where your heart forgot to feel

A memory foam mattress may help you sleep, but when you close your eyes you'll still remember all the nights you felt like dying

It won't drown the lies you told to keep them away, that vintage leather jacket

Broken promises stay broken even while you shop for your next favorite book

Your high paying job may fund your expensive spending habits

But it won't shine down that dark.

#poetry