I am drumming my chest
I survived
I survived
I survived
Someday I will tell the story after survival
But for now I will tell people about how you dug the earth out of the ground
You looked at me and said keep digging
You looked at me and said jump in
Two eyes made of lead
Jump in
I did this for you, you said
You’d never tell them you dug it for me
You would tell them you put a blanket over me one time when I fell asleep early on the couch
Maybe Adam bit the apple and asked eve to hold it
Maybe Adam was the snake
I would have rather you punched me
The nervous system doesn’t know the difference
It’s all crushed muscle fibers and bleeding beneath the epidermis
Surface of lies
You asked me for a dance
And then put your hand over my eyes and spun me around in the dark and then screamed at me for not knowing which direction was north