She wanted to climb inside her ribcage
Make a home in these bones
For these for walls
rattled so violently
In a way that never felt
Like home.
He wanted to be swaddled in love
Because she didn’t love him enough
And maybe if the blankets weren’t so tight
He could be freed, finally, a dove
But he was always too scared
To take flight.
Nov 27, 2018
Nov 27, 2018 at 3:10 PM UTC
She wanted to climb inside her ribcage
Make a home in these bones
For these for walls
rattled so violently
In a way that never felt
Like home.
He wanted to be swaddled in love
Because she didn’t love him enough
And maybe if the blankets weren’t so tight
He could be freed, finally, a dove
But he was always too scared
To take flight.
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