The breath of doom lingers hotly over my skin as
Fear slides from my belly down my toes
Its heavy form wrenching at my legs
Cementing me in place
Complacency shapes the shackles at my wrists
Offering such a dysphoric restraint
Taunting her hands around my neck
For allowing me to breathe
Exposing that which had been forever disguised
Beneath the shell I have been hiding under
And shall my captor permit me to speak
A whisper may escape my throat
Teasing the ears of the privileged
How much will it take until it hurts?
And do you have the pain to spare?
I will promise you I am worthy
I will promise you I am allowed to feel
She whispers to me
The vanquisher to the vanquished
Her sticky words drooling like honey from her chin
Sweet from her mouth, though
Stinging sharply by the time they reach my thoughts
And all the while, the anticipation of
Overcoming analgesia has silently
Smothered that which was already
Dead
Fear slides from my belly down my toes
Its heavy form wrenching at my legs
Cementing me in place
Complacency shapes the shackles at my wrists
Offering such a dysphoric restraint
Taunting her hands around my neck
For allowing me to breathe
Exposing that which had been forever disguised
Beneath the shell I have been hiding under
And shall my captor permit me to speak
A whisper may escape my throat
Teasing the ears of the privileged
How much will it take until it hurts?
And do you have the pain to spare?
I will promise you I am worthy
I will promise you I am allowed to feel
She whispers to me
The vanquisher to the vanquished
Her sticky words drooling like honey from her chin
Sweet from her mouth, though
Stinging sharply by the time they reach my thoughts
And all the while, the anticipation of
Overcoming analgesia has silently
Smothered that which was already
Dead
So hows it going tonight?