Unzip my skin
And see all the skeletons
Buried beneath
Look at the gears and cogs
Shifting and turning
Stare at my soul
Waiting and yearning
Read all my thoughts
Like your favorite magazine
Hear my racing heartbeat
And try not to scream
As the panic sets in
And my feelings start running
Far too quick for me
To catch up
For I have never been a good runner
Step into my shoes
They're a little too tight
Reach for my shoulders
Unburden them of the weight
Of galaxies
Whole planets resting upon them
Stare through my eyes
See the way the sunlight
Makes his skin glow
And perhaps then you'll see
How easy it is to forget
That he isn't perfect
Unzip my skin
And see all the skeletons
Buried beneath
Every bone aching
Every joint screaming
That this
This is what makes me
Human
The way I fall in love
And fall apart
The nights I can't sleep
And the days where sleep
Is the only thing
That I'm good at
Look at the way I still stare
At the stars
Like it's the first time seeing them
And the way I look at him
The same way
This
This is what makes me
Human
YOU ARE READING
SUNFLOWER BABY
Poetry"but we kept secrets from time, and I saw constellations in your smile . . . " [[ a series of poems ]]
