Sieve - Katie Dey

I know to you my soul is nothing more than a mirage

You could see through it if you’re looking hard enough

I get depressed when that’s all i can think about

I could live inside my head, suppressed

Let loneliness get loud and proud

But as I get older, the answer reveals itself, a sieve

A constant repetition of forgive, forget, forgive, forget

My love is in the sonic residue of memories

The melting notes from shaky throats thrown over balconies

Reverberating, bellowing, throbbing in my skin

From diaphragm to diaphragm to input, output, input, output, in

Though I get stronger the longer I know my heart to be a sieve

I still need constant affirmations to just live, just live, just live, just live

When I look closer, the patterns repeat themselves and shift

An endless reflection of a gift

As we grow longer or slowly unfold ourselves, a wish

Of moving closer to a place for us to live