it felt like trying
to get away with homicide
except
i was guilty
for keeping something alive
repressing ardent feelings
holding back words
locking them in a cage
like wild little birds
but my mistake
was leaving something
out in the open
forgetting the evidence
the body, this poem
Jun 18, 2015
Jun 18, 2015 at 8:30 AM UTC
it felt like trying
to get away with homicide
except
i was guilty
for keeping something alive
repressing ardent feelings
holding back words
locking them in a cage
like wild little birds
but my mistake
was leaving something
out in the open
forgetting the evidence
the body, this poem
