04-13-2018, 11:32 PM
Shame will keep you,
beneath the crowded earth,
till bones become mineral
and polished, turned
smooth as forgiveness;
that your roundness
may not draw blood.
But burden, you remain
enough to pull me down.
beneath the crowded earth,
till bones become mineral
and polished, turned
smooth as forgiveness;
that your roundness
may not draw blood.
But burden, you remain
enough to pull me down.

