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Wings
this is not an ending ~ launch and fly
my sweet darling, draw close
lay your head on my heart
wrapping you in my arms
holding onto you
i won’t let go
you are safe
you are loved
spiders took over my house
their webs my mourning veil
it was nice to have a place to live
even though i didn’t know how to exist
all my blinds drawn down
darkness encapsulated my form
is fear the apparition that haunts me now
did i abandon my house
how have i abandoned myself
what is fear but empty threats
and what has taken away my breath
the view from my prison gates
do i know how to exist on the outside
or have i run back in
strange security of familiarity
am i trapped within a routine
excel at survival skill
wired for high voltage shock
have i ever known how to live
who knows i didn’t think i would survive
my life wasn’t theirs to take
but when was it ever mine
a thousand times multiplied
threatening my demise
assured of its certainty
but never of when
