Senses Only Receive

father sky you are
a man mendacious 
sinking sand melting faces
switching places confusing me 
all around i see sound &
i hear your touch before it
touches reaches in the night
despite locks & laws & dirty
paws my senses only
receive i cannot breathe
chain embedded in flesh
leaving no room to grow
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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