Jailed in my own mind,
Scared to walk forth,
Handcuffed by my own thoughts,
I'm sentenced to infuriation.
...
Let me hold you one more time,
I'm fragile,
My heart is racing, and I
Can barely breathe beneath the weight
...
I have memorized you
like a prayer whispered in a burning room.
You are the ache in my marrow,
the silver thread stitched
...