Far From the Phonies

If I could

give you the eyes

right now,

you'd be a pool

at my feet

Ice on fire

I'm not just an ordinary girl

I live in a far away place,

far from society

far from the phonies,

near Holden Caulfield

I like the cool

but hate the cold,

disheartened,

city types

Like they don't come from

earth

They belong to their

cold slabs,

those slabs are like

tombstones

I move to remember

that I'm part of it all

that she's

the biggest part of me

I'm like a chameleon,

I absorb my environment

I'm so sensitive

to your touch,

to you words

I don't claim beings,

to each their own

In fact, sometimes,

I hope they don't choose me,

I'd hate to disappoint

anyone

I hold myself personally responsible

for the happiness of those around me

I can't stand when

they're unhappy,

Empath

I can't hold power long,

I'm an old iPhone after a software update,

information overload

With mental practice

I'll be there

Life if complicated,

this is harder

Really it's just the language,

the translation

that's hard

I've decided to learn

all there is,

to know,

all there is,

under one umbrella

I'll be after it a while

maybe we'll share shelter

still you can be you,

do you

I hope you always do

Though I'm certain

I'll come in from the rain,

eventually.