Cradle you in
The crevices of my bones
And call you mine
My sweet concubine
I had been looking for rebirth
Any way to get away from me
Wanting no less beauty
Than a baby’s blue eyes
I walked through days
With the belief that I was going to make myself beautiful
Desirable beneath the
Greasy hair and sunken eyes
That held hope in a time long ago
But the love you gave me
Never mind its cruel lies
You can see the blood of rose thorns
That once stroked my thighs
Pushing me to strive for
Beauty and light
When all I could do was
Pray to God I’d die each night
With freedom comes more than survival
And that’s a horizon drawing near
You’ve bumped me down too many calories
Evading death’s become career
Now as you fall
Out of collarbones in hiding
For I can no longer be your shelter
My faith in you’s dividing
Between what I can and cannot keep
You are still there
Haunting my mind
But I’ve found better roommates
Whose words are more kind
