If I had nine lives
I might explore the world
Let the tides take me as they swirled
I might visit all the places I can't anymore
All the places that shut the door
If I had nine lives
I think I'd spend one alone
Watching life, a pattern being sewn
Far off, observing
To memory conserving
How the leaves rustle and the birds sing
The silence of winter and the beginnings of spring
If I had nine lives
I think I'd spend a few reconnecting with old friends
Make plotlines out of loose ends
They deserved better
Than some silly ADHD forgetter
If I had nine lives
I'd probably spend more than half
Making up on behalf
If the mistakes I'd accrue
In the first two
If I had nine lives
I'd like to do more
To beat every score
I might stumble into a worthy accomplishment
No longer the prime embarrassment
At least for a day
Imagine what they'd say
If I had nine lives
I might live one without that hole
Somewhere inside, a click beside my soul
I mightn't carry a childhood of hurt on my shoulders
Grime that doesn't wash, dirt that smoulders
If I had nine lives
I think I'd reinvent myself each time
Same grin, different chime
Perceptions to be toyed with
My identity; another weapon to smith
Another form to mould
To beat to shape before its cold
If I had nine lives
I think I might just find nine loves
All in one life, let fly the doves
I'd explore all corners and curves
Find the reflexes of all nerves
Find the caress that burns my heart
And the lash that makes me dart
Let it twist my spine
Contort me, give me a sign
Love me behind those eyes
Somewhere deep, past stifled sighs
If I had nine lives
I might just save one for me
After giving so much, just a little glee
I might make a little something of myself
Someone whose book you might have on your shelf
Or littered across your tumblr feed
Across notes, a story to read
If I had nine lives
I don't know what I'd do
But I'd probably spend one with you
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