it's a caged bird
fluttering over my head
demanding in a meek voice

but it knows
I'd be unprotected

it's my clothing
tightly holding me within

it's my second skin
and tearing it off
is impossible

my _____ is not a liar
it's a hot wire
that burns like the pigeon eye

you can't stifle it
it's a part of me

I can't exist without _____
_____ can't exist without me

we coexist

and it's a secret

my biggest secret

no one can know

no one can see

_______

©VioletEden

5thApril2017