capacity

Valeria Turp-Balazs

while you listened to the noise
expressing fears again
the trees in my stomach stopped crying

and while the cold air picked me up
i caught a glimpse of how you see me
but under dim lights i swore i looked good

turned the record over just
to hear the same sounds
winter brings on mass destruction

and i'll stand next to you
feel sick and unable to
get through the first words of an anthem

but there's no one to feed you oxygen
and i only resemble you
in milk tooth smiles

behind tables and armchairs
leaving it up to fate
and the weather across the sea

i'll let you crumble on a sheet
mattress sinking into the floor
overheating in a place that's never felt warm

Valeria Turp-Balazs is a British/Romanian student from Bucharest, Romania. She primarily uses films and music as sources of inspiration for her writing.