New Black Hair

Her hands shake a little when she talks
And so does her voice
Each word takes effort
Each word takes strength she says she doesn’t have
But she keeps talking so I think she might be lying
About not having any strength
So she wears jeans in black like a barrier
But cries when she can’t bear
And paints her nails again
And her hair got cut short like James Dean
Just looking for that fast car out
Burning holy fire
But she says she’s never been touched by those flames
But I see that want look in her eye
Even as she says she’s done
Enough try
She needs action now
Even if that action is digging in
Letting scarlet wash her fears away
She sleeps with her doors shut
And her blankets pulled tight
Cause lord knows she doesn’t want those
Dreams to come back
She says walking in the light hurts
So can she just sit here for a while?
Cause it’s comforting in this grey feeling
And every now and then she just needs a little comfort