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