Take it all back

November
The crisp night lightly kisses the back of my neck,
Deliberately sending shivers down my spine.

The breath escapes me,
Making a light color in the air that’s oddly haunting.
So I take it back
I take it all back now.

I feel paralyzed,
Stuck in this moment
But I know I have to move.
Eventually

This twisted wreckage before me smolders,
Filling my lungs with smoke
But not for the last time.

The police lights appear up the road,
I know they’re coming for the survivor.

Me?

I dig my heels into the dirt and
Think.

There’s no time to think.

I run.
Kicking up bits of sand,
Leave it all behind me.

And although I know I can’t,

I take it back.
I take it all back now.