Hide
There’s a monster in my house
Clawing at someone’s skin
Battle scars taste salty
Sadness comes from within
Claws turn softness to leather
Yet a light still glows gentle
Whether fact or fiction
I rely on your discretion
Color the lines I drew for you
Mess up my pretty picture
From elderberry and willow bark
Swirls another tincture
No longer bandaging my pain with fear
I wield a needle in one hand,
drop the backpack in the other
Stretch my naked palm,
out towards a lover
Blood blooms on my silk spun shirt
The material grows coarse and rips
My wounds revealed
Hide
I must stay safe from your lips
Darkness drips from my mouth
Pools at my feet
I dive in
An ocean of sensation
Far removed from memory
Extra parts don’t fit anymore
Numbing weight on my extremities
Ignore the strain
Embrace the pain
I was built to suffer
Like flesh was built to bleed
Cabinets overflow
There is no key to sort them
Quest for freedom from chaos
A trial to outrun him