Cherry-Blossom-Haiku

They say that it's cowardly to just run away They say I'm not brave enough to face the light of day They ridicule me for choosing not to fight They laugh as they watch the helpless take flight But I'm not too afraid to admit I'm afraid And I'm not going to wait for one to come to my aid I could wait forever for something that's not gonna come I would rather take control, even if i have to run. Fight or flight? i don't want a war. I'm tired of fighting, i deserve more. why not slip away? spread out my wings? Strip the blindfold and gag and allow myself to sing? To fight always, living fearfully Seems more of a death than to run an

Character List A - Female, early 20s A is the daughter who is creative, confused, unstable, loves music; switches sporadically in mood in order to avoid reality and stay in an idealized past; wants B to go along with her various whims; grapples with acknowledging unpleasant realities B - Male, mid-40s B is the mental ideation/memory of a father, level-headed, playful, loves music; shifts to acommodate A's mood, but still retains his own unique essence and spontaneity; wants to push A towards the truth, but is often drawn into A's fantasy and plays games of his own; does not want to leave, as it means both his dismantlement and permane

do you speak?    (withdraw the capacity, the ocean.)          C  A  S  C  A  D  E (it's a waterfall, drink up.) I'm having more to say.  (and less to see.)         GET   IT (I'm talking.) porcelain doll (who sew you together?)          L   I   S   T   E   N (the fabric's falling from your knee caps)                              [he pulled the puzzle from my…                    masterpiece]                                        (and you might not know it,                              but that girl,                    she used to be beautiful] prick the vision from your eyes.  (risky procedures pay off.)          B

nine reasons why you should never love a poet: one. we like to hear things like 'you're beautiful' and 'i'd die without you' but deep inside we always know you don't mean it. and it just tears us apart slowly, no matter how much we love those poisonous lies. two. and when you ask 'are you okay?', we're going to answer with 'i'm fine'. and you'll hear that even if our bones are shattering inside of us and our hands are trembling from all the hurt that we go through. three. because we play our music too-loud-to-bear so that, when we're all alone, it chases away the thoughts that come with the silence: things that haun