Him / After Him
Him (version 1)
Stubborn
And steady,
He soaks into
My skin,
Cleanses
My body
Of
Residual sin,
The pain
Once bone deep,
sharp and broken
like glass
Now just
Slow healing
Bruises,
Sealing the past.
Stuck in
Suffocating arms
far too long
before
But none
of them seem
to matter
anymore
And now,
All at once,
All that’s left
Here of them
I watch
Wash away
in the warm
dawn of him.
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After Him (version 2)
Stubborn
And steady,
Dawn soaks into
My skin,
Cleanses
My body
Of
Residual sin,
The pain
Once bone deep,
sharp and broken
like glass
Now just
Slow healing
Bruises,
Sealing the past.
Stuck in
Suffocating arms
far too long
before
But none
of them seem
to matter
anymore
And now,
All at once,
The fear of
What’s to come
I watch
Wash away
in the warm
Morning dawn
