Back Burner

I left your room last week

After putting you to sleep

And on my way to my car

A part of me knew your heart

The long drive to where we planned

You did not talk to me again

I told my family there

About your eyes and your wavy hair

That you'd mess up in your dreams

That were now void of me

We played the games we swore

We wouldn't play anymore

On our way back home

I couldn't wait to talk to you alone

The silence hit my hand

These islands that you would speak so bland

That I knew you didn't care

You're not like me

The sunburn on my back

Is not for you to see