if the freckles
decorating my skin
were like the stars
dancing in the night sky
would you come near me
orbit around me
just long enough
to trace all the lines
to map out constellations
drift through galaxies
lose yourself
in space and time
if the scars
decorating my skin
were like the stars
dancing in the night sky
would you press close to me
fill the space between us
play connect the dots
just long enough
  to see the sunshine
in my atmosphere

My heart isn’t broken.
It’s rotting inside.
It’s blackened to the core
My veins mucked with lies.

I’ve locked them deep
Secrets hidden in my center.
Now they’ve grown roots
And flourished
Like ever green forests
Thriving in cold weather.

You took my skin
So yours wouldn’t show.

You robbed me my voice
To feel less alone.

You stole thoughts from my brain
To drowned out your own.

How does it feel
To live under my bones?

My soul hasn’t shattered
It’s always been vacant
I was just a child
I was supposed to be
complaisant.