I Cannot Touch You
I cannot touch the stars without a distant grace
Distance looms so close its breath fogs up my eyes
Clear glass that dims with passing time until i am only shadows
Without the solid silhouette of long-dead friends
I cannot touch your heart if it is still inside you
Lend me knives so i can caress your chest with venom
Closer still it beckons me until we are no longer two
But one desperate beat uselessly awaiting trial
I cannot touch my skin without wanting to destroy it
The path of vines trailing my arms tells a story of pain
Despite the need for respite i will burn through all the remnants
Until charred bones are all i am caged in the clutching comfort of captivity
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