better

i play pretend
flinging questions
like melting snowballs
thinking they 
make me
better
smarter
safe

like i don't know
any better

we waste time
playing games
like we made the world
prancing about
insolent
cynical
empty

like we don't need
any better

she gives words
embracing tension
like thawing winter
knowing hope
scares
promises
seeds

like she's found
something better