sheet foam.

we fell.

like our eyes came into color
for the first time.

blinded.

it hurt.

my sheets,
like waves
walk circles
around you.
they try
to drag
you
under.

where you belong.

wedged
between springs.

stuffed
next to feelings.

hidden under
secret letters,
forbidden cigarettes,
misplaced t-shirts
i was never
allowed
to wear.

at least not out of the house.

i let my pants drag low.

i crossed my legs,
to hide
my knees.

they embarrassed me.

(but I let my cleavage show.)

you had pushed me out of my shell.

my cage,
i willingly slept in.

pushed.

not opened
the door.

ive been naked
all this time.

i dont mind.

i pull the sheets back,
i pull my hair up
under
my chin.

ill let you in.

ill let my thighs
grow clammy.

ill let the sheets
smell  of
seaweed again.

of oyster shells,
stuck in sand.

of sea foam
bubbled on hot rocks.

vulnerable.
touchable.

you could kill me
with those words.

with those eyes.

that burned holes
in my skin.

they burned holes.

holes.

holes.


while i lay there.

shedding skin.

growing thin.

naked.

but still,
covering
my


knees.