January 27/10 - 11:59 p.m.

Cheap Thoughts
by lauren white

So easily I lose the words that were so hard to find.
Alone in my room,
you on my mind.

The syllables quickly jammed up in my throat,
could not find the heart,
or the letter I wrote.

My thoughts shift like time, mostly lead right to you.
All your words changed my world,
but not one of them true.

I see my whole future lit up in night air,
but I search through lost stars
to find you out there.

I'll grab hold of my future, find you a place.
I just hope time moves faster,
for your heart is a race.