bare
exposed
alone

carving space
in my head to escape

i try to move my legs
but i can't
think of how

the space in my head
fills up with water

i try to think
of a way out
but my head is drowning me
in its panic

my skin is white in the light
of the window

usually so beautiful
but not tonight

because

not a thought
gets to be heard

and the yard is cold
and the lamp is yellow
and my eyes are crying

please
leave me
to drown
in my closure.