Do you recall,
I spoke of
splinters
in fingertips
and told you
of the pain.
Have you noticed how heavy the roots
in my heart have grown?
They shoot out
in search of
water or
earth-
but
They haven’t found ground to sow in.
chemical burns
and
My blood screamed at me,
but I couldn’t hear it.
You felt so warm and close,
when I felt so cold.
Why can’t I share your heat
and have it with my own?