I Would Leave Me If I Could: A Collection of Poetry

by Halsey

I want to walk away from my bones and set them down on a counter like my keys after work.

I hope you’ll stay. I hope you’ll stay. But I would leave me too, if I could.

And it was on my first day on Earth that I realized I didn’t measure up, and I never would.

been watering all these plants made of plastic and you think they’ll grow.

My mother told me pick your battles wisely but you made me angry at the world so I chose them all.

I could fall asleep here. Crawl inside the sleeping bags under your eyes. But I stay awake to memorize.

I won’t take anyone down If I crawl tonight But I still let everyone down When I change in size And I went tumbling down Trying to reach your height But I scream too loud If I speak my mind.

It takes me 7 minutes to run a mile And 7 seconds to run from my problems