Luminescent Cellar
I give my life to strangers
And I keep it from the ones I love
Aging;
Feed the desire, just to starve the will
Stoic tolerance of a second-rate reality
Can you see me?
Let’s all be Rembrandts on an LED screen
Staging a kiss
Fluid gender dismissed
The diluted glow of twilight
Paralyzing pain in being with family
In the dark, you're not anywhere you can hide and hide
As real as tall candles you light when you're afraid;
Enthralling cruelty society throws at you
Like a carnival squirt gun, just as cold and embarrassing
You retreat from the light
Can you hear me?
Take up space