Writer: Farida Ahmed
Editor: Ahmed Ashry
Picture credit: We Heart it
on nights like this
i wish i could crawl inside my brain
and turn it shut
switch off the thoughts
and turn off the lights
on nights like this
i wish i could crawl inside my brain
and light some candles up
vanilla-scented ones that bright shine
and watch as the demons evaporate
poof
on nights like this
i wish i could crawl inside my heart
and throw some water
on the roaring fires
that engulf the walls
clean up all the gasoline
and sprinkle some daisies instead
on nights like this
i wish i could crawl inside my heart
and paint the blood it pumps
in a morning-colored paint
till all i am
is yellow
and gold
and hot pink
on nights like this
i wish i could crawl
in me
and sleep.
