valerie.

spiders crawl over my skin
hundreds of legs spread out to devour me
i sit there, still and placid
letting them tickle me and dance along my flesh
i lick my lips and fall downwards
through spirals and circles
twirling.
i pick up things as i fly past
things i need to keep going.
things to keep me alive
i see my dress flare out underneath me
it flies over my face and i can't see
step on my hands and snap my fingers
wrap me up in bandages and cover me in bandaids.
make me better
make it all go away

..

i feel your teeth sink into my neck
and the shivers run down my spine
you kiss my wrists and
"if you're a bird, i'm a bird"

..

the ocean calls me closer
it's cold touch creeping over my body
it sings to me and i fall asleep
can one fly when drowning,
devoured by sea and air.

once more.
right where i belong.