this paper’s my bed
this ink is my blood
these words are my heart
my heart
my heart

these lines are my efforts
these scratches my motives
these scribbles my wants hopes
erasers
crumples

this placing
rewording
this moving
this failing

my best this
my utmost my
secret my
hidden my
quiet myLOUDinthis

dark empty room with me
me me me
me me then
you only you
you invasive

obtrusive
discomfort
i squirm stress
distress
semi-panic
disturbance
fight? flight?

you fit in this moment like a
shot in my thigh

darling stay darling
stay i want
you by my side

the entirety of
me raw for
you in the light

love love
fearless un
empty love
unempty
room