Stained glass

let me be visceral

just for once.

let my sutures

unwind.

let me be raw,

goddamnit.

let my heartbeat

freeze.

let me bleed

on your stained glass

let my bones

crack.

let me be real.

face it:

I'm not as

easy to read.

let me break

as crystal does

shattering

into dust.

let me be visceral

there's not

much left,

anyway.

let me roam

endlessly

shedding skins

like coats.

let me rip out

my mind

so you could

see it rot.

let me slow down

the breath

and descend

into the void.

let me be ashes

for I am done

with cemetery

grounds.

let me expire

by your hand

a single act of kindness

at a time