[They Know]

We’ve got this down,
Down in a hole.
We no longer see the light,
Our legs are tied our eyes are blind.
I’ve lost this feeling in my arms tonight,
And I can’t hold you.
I can’t.
Because when I hold you,
I melt into you,
I become vulnerable.
And I become weak,
That how I got here…

We’re down in this hole.
But at least we’ve got this pain down.
It’s down in our bones and I can
Feel movement,
A hand touching my skin.
My hands clench and my muscles
Grow tense.
I’m being reached for.
Someone is reaching for me!
They know that I am down here,
In this hole, stuck!
They know! They know!
The warmth of someone’s arms reaching to me,
Gives me life.
I reach back and faster than it happened,
The hand disappears and I’m still stuck
Down here, in this hole.
Rotting away,
My heart turning to dust,
My tears turning to thirst.
And once again….
I am forgotten.
Down here.
In this hole,
Where everyone,
Especially you have
Forgotten me.

.Alyss.
1.4.08