us/them

they said the sun would shine
they said this would be mine
they said HERE and at THIS time

us/them

and then
we fell asleep under the moon
hoping promises would come soon
they said
they promised

we believed
we cut open our chests
let them take our bloody pulse

they sewed us up
we woke up
to find a missing piece not inside

a valve,
they took what they needed
to tally, divide, percentage-ize
us
too many me's on this side

us/them

we believed
they said the sun would shine
but its night time in winter and

and our words like stars
do not leave bright marks in the sky

only scars on our hearts