darkness—that perpetual question—
crashes over my room, my bed, me
my reckless mind breathes life into
a new world, one with:
perpetual football on the tv /
half-drunk coffee resting on the counter /
two-player video games /
a tissue box lying untouched /
shaving cream bottles by the bathroom sink /
the sound of laughter /
tardiness that never drags past fifteen minutes /
a smile that kisses the corners of my eyes /
a living room safe from jeering spirits /
a mother who can get out of bed without collapsing /
my awful dad jokes /
and a dad to share them with.
Emily is a high schooler from California. In her free time, she enjoys making low-quality memes with Imgflip and struggling to debug her code.