Poem: In the Silence of a moment

[rakkit]

Burn me up.
Build me down.

I would paint stars—
Paws in cosmos.

Wrap me tight.
Undo the ribbons.

I would sing the rains…
To rivers.

Peel back this husk.
See the colors changing.

I would dance the
—Seasons in reverse.

Unclothe this illusion.
Glue the mask tight.

I would break open the sky…
All in silence.

Untouched, unworthy,
Unyielding, and in this I falter.

Words clenched prisoner behind unwilling
Teeth.

And…

…You love me all the same.
I would bear this universe on
On tiny shoulders…

…were I stronger…

Clasped and secret.
Folly, but not hollow.

Our guilt is shared, and,
Therefore,
Pure.

Words in a glance.
A story in an expression.

But we look away.

All of this, offered…
And still stumbling.

I’ve failed, in a way,
In this—our—success.

So we play a false and beautiful game.
Though these edges do not fit.