Selfish Danger Poem by Stacy Brown

As it drew closer to the time for souls to rest
I found myself awake
I felt my eyes tick open
And my heart tock close
I heard my laughter fade dismally in to
The powder of the sky
And words no longer drained from my lips.
I didnt know how to exist
I closed my hands around the world
and draped my conscience across eternity
Feeling exposed I covered my bindings
and danced towards my dirty dreams
I gave up the fire burning my midnight oil
and doused the passion i didnt know I had
just for a glance of real that I have never tasted
In childish moments you wish for it all
in passionate moments
you lose all that you wish for
I never explained to those who watch me selfishly
that wanting to feel the caress of danger
means you can never complain about the risk.
She didnt want you to see her vulnerable
thats why she hid inside of that slippery peel.