It's just a black empty space and I have created a corner in this circle because I need security in the form of things, and not, people. And I unzipped my skin because someone smiled at me in the wrong way this morning or because I laughed into the mirror forgetting it was there. I am dreaming of the heavens because God every night is singing me songs of sweet surrender, coaxing me "child, it's okay." And I unzip my skin because the tears and the sadness and the Everest of grief swirls in my arteries and dances in my veins and I feel *****. I unzip my skin so when you hold my hand or feel my pulse beat against yours, I am empty because I want you to remain, pure. And soon I will unzip my soul to galavant in the heavens so my bones can dance in the richest soils, rattling the song of goodbye. It was nice knowing you.