truly

you can touch
the skin i'm in
without ever touching
me
too deep to feel
a pain
reverberating
softly
souls
lost too far
beneath the shield
how can i ask
you to love
me
when i have no
idea
how to love
you back
truly
it's better
that you
didn't fight for
me
truly
i should be
grateful
to wear your
love as an
echo
deep
deep
deep
down
beneath
the confines
of my soul
where scares
fill holes
so deep
they send chills
far below
ripples
truly
it's better
this way
truly
i'm a house
locked
boarded up
truly
it's better
dear
truly
on the surface
walk away