Its getting too warm,
...too stiffling,
like wearing a down coat,
mid-July.
I need to strip myself
of this suffocating state,
....purge myself,
from this smothering
of my soul.
I need to peel back this layer
and lay bare,
my fears.
Skin this pelt,
of insecurity
from my being
and uncover the innocence,
of 'self.'