the worlds spilled forth from my fountain of a mouth,
and i wished to drink them back down.
the look in his eyes said it down.
tell my lungs to breathe, in out. in out. in out.

the heat swallows me whole, claiming Did you not want fire?
We must be careful what we wish for, to break ice.
I was left upon the countertop to thaw.
tell my lungs to breathe, in out. in out. in out.

ice packs for my back, sweat forming into beads that can't make necklaces.
alone in the look you had that tells me you mean the opposite.
and then i will not be saved in his keeping grace.
tell my lungs to breathe, in out. in out. in out.