Close my eyes
kneel and feel
the corduroy seams
on the back
of my knees
Abscess of understanding
smell slowly
decaying wood
others call
important supreme
dead trees
to me
can’t temper
ridiculous rituals
negative justified
Roots of evil
cellars of protection
installed upside down
His cross
Zip tied heart
Scarlett sweat
confusion underneath
a cloak of woven
where feelings go
runaway to believe
Clamped stories
backwards hush
collar pinching
hair on my neck
brush
hollow songs
usher me through
Ave Maria
I’m cross
Kaleidoscope blinding
burning rainbow
stinging reality
grasping a clump
of weeds at the edge
awaken in time
stories quilted
forever
wisdom covers
I cross over