Let me breathe But not so pitifully I'll burn with the blues The red flames scorch If you can't, Let me fade But oh so silently Simple grays over blacks Discrete and unknown 🌌 Zachary, a stunted teenager from his father's abuse, tries to be strong. To be calm. To be right. His father is killing him. The boy can hardly see, his vision unreliable. Hopefully, he gets help and hopefully he can live properly. 🌌 Violence, sexual abuse, and rape very early on. Ongoing.