can you hear it?
it's scraping at the surface just
beneath my skin
it's mewling thrashing crying out for
release
can you feel it?
it's pulsing violently against my ribcage
jerking the ligaments and tendons
setting each nerve on
fire
can you see it?
it's fluttering frantically behind my eyes
it's calling out to you
why can't you see it?
look
it's pushing sweat through my pores it's painting my face with tears my body is trembling with the force of it now why can't you see
the hurt?



you know
when you climbed on top of me
pinned my limbs to those familiar sheets i almost believed that you would free me
that you would tear this useless carcass open and let my skeleton
breathe
but all you did was tighten my locks and i have
never
felt more trapped