Verse by @poppy.mires

you were a rumor i believed twice we sang until the neighbors forgave us i put my grief in a drawer with the batteries i am the last one at the party fixing the lights

i saved the last cigarette for a braver night the sky was the color of an unopened letter i am learning the names of ordinary things again the radio only plays the parts i remember

i saved the last cigarette for a braver night the cold got into the bones of the house i keep the receipts of everything i felt the sky was the color of an unopened letter

i keep the porch light on for nobody my hands still know your kitchen i am practicing being the kind of quiet you can stand i keep the receipts of everything i felt

we made a home out of almost winter came in through the window we never fixed i saved the last cigarette for a braver night