aches
on top
of burdens
stretched out across my spine()
stiffening.
quench
(ing
for water
as numb sets
piece
by
piece down.
color me black
for it’s what my veins run
and what
d
ri
p
s down.
eyes roll back.
si lenced
cry.
.
.
.
.
it will
never
be the same.
(only to relate.