You push my nightmares away
Then change my dreams to reality.

I feel like there's a coil of wire
Winding around my waist
Clenching, clenching, clawing
At the skin.

I don't know how much longer
I can take of this. I am so
Scared, I don't know
What to do.

I still feel bruised and battered.
I still feel broken. I'm so sorry. I can't help it.
I'm still hurt. I'm still upset.
My chest still aches. I'm so sorry. I don't know what to do.
They say time heals all wounds. I hope so. I hope that's true.

i find that my fingertips and
your visage are nearly inseparable;
as i trace, you smile, and the wrinkles
in your face remind me that
even the most beautiful things
can be laced with imperfection