Carapace

i’d love to give my body
to a rich man
an insect

i fall off the wall
make him come
draw a line
a circle
in the quicksand
stay the hell away
from me

just let me be
i want to die
as silently as
possible

don’t you dare
lay a hand on me

i reproduce
inside the circle
plant a peril
lay a negative

cover your face in red
roll over and play dead

pretend you don’t see her
pretend you can’t be seen

she doesn’t see you
she can’t hear you
she has never been

she is gone forever
she is gone forever

she will never remember
she is gone forever

you can leave this flesh
on her doorstep

she will know you’ve always
loved no one