born in a spray of
swollen knees
blind hope and
measureless belief
laying like the husks they are
cast across the cracked tile floor.
soon taught to learn but with no task
beyond a thousand indispensable distractions.
raised by silkworms and the mice
interred in textbooks and advice.
“you’re so cruel to yourself
but don’t speak ill of the dead
just do until you healâ€
scared lover wakes you from a dream
sighs sounded like a stifled scream
gla** wishbone arms in moth-pocked sheets
fall still until dawn intercedes
on sleepless nights, you sense it too
your punctuality will destroy you
your love is not repairable
and thinking is unbearable