I Would Rather Be In Bed

you see people in shapes and beauty 

i see people in the pain behind their eyes 

the stardust in their souls 

their hearts full of dreams 

their brains full of ideas 

the way their hands hold the things that matter

i see the scars carved into their minds 

the things they’ve lost 

the moments they’ve broken 

when they’ve cried 

i see the lines around their eyes for all the times they’ve smiled 

i see the wonder in them in their favorite places 

the successes they’ve celebrated 

the losses they’ve mourned 

i see the dirt 

i see the flowers 

you see a pretty face

and that

that 

is why you will never be happy 

love from the inside out

or don’t bother

grow from the inside out 

or don’t bother