Breathing, swallow
Take me hollow
Sidewalks crumble beneath my feet.

Knowing but lying,
Always denying
The truth you know but cannot bear.

Swaying beats,
Collide, collapse
Onto the cushion beneath you
That supports your weary
(heart.)
Legs stretch, fall,
Breathe, lift,
Straining against the acid
That burns within your eyes.

Your gaze falls like nails
And your words drip like toxin.
(But nothing’s ever tasted so desirable.)

Tasting, touching,
Needing, loving,
Wish I could change but the concrete’s been poured.

Forgive me for you
Don’t believe what you see,
Multifaceted wishes, faces,
This enigma of you
Keeps beating with me.

One touch of silken sandpaper,
One love of frozen fire.

And I’ve never been so lost.

So collide, collapse,
Onto the cushion beneath you
That supports your weary heart.
Legs stretch, fall,
Breathe, lift,
Straining against the acid
That burns upon your lips.