to know him

i want to know him
so i can know you
and forget you

i want to know him
so i can lose you
in him

i want to know him
so i can move forward
away from you

i want to know him
so i can find it again
without you

i want to know him
so i can have a second
chance

worms in my closet

i have worms in my closet
and gnats in my drawers

you put me in a fish tank
to see what i will do

my nail polish chips off my thumb
and falls on my moccasins

the burrata im eating turns to flesh
stab my spoon in it eat a baguette

beats away

feeling aches and pains
inside and out

fear
stress

the unknown
beats away at my body

knocks the air
from my lungs

leaving my skin crawling
when i try to remain calm

i cant claw my way
out of my body

ive tried to leave
but found myself trapped

Pandora's Box

i'm willingly opening
Pandora's Box

though it's a jar
rounded on the sides

can't cut me unless
broken into shards

opening detrimental
out of pure curiosity

opening
Pandora's Box

we've met

i think we've met before
i'm not sure if you remember me

it feels like I havent seen you in years
but youre so familiar

maybe you were always kind of there
your quirks never left me

its good to see you whole
when i often find myself broken