i felt you coming
fingers sliding up my spine
miles away
i was told to fear you
taught hatred
revulsion
for sharp intentions
and sturdy makings
how they’d be so disappointed
in me now
i’ve gone the way
they look away from
hushed skeletons
dancing in the wardrobe
of their fancy guilt
i stole away in broad daylight
laughing into the on pour
sloughing off all my silver
dainty little shoes in the gutter
they shied away from the truth
but i knew
i knew you
inky fingers laced crimson
choked down their words
their own making
as they curtsied in public
buried their bodies in silence
i had none
waiting in the sunlight
watching in the darkness
one and the same
it wasn’t a race
not the war they made it
and freedom wasn’t very expensive
after all
all i had to do was
drop my mask
peel off my bullet proof vest
step into the unknown
