for your eyes only

this face of mine  
when the duct tape  
gives way and it leaks  
like a broken faucet,  
   
remnants of depressed  
folly - lacerations, burns,  
and hidden calluses,  
   
the way i look into  
the dark beyond when  
i'm down in a rabbit hole,  
   
a fire burning tall  
and wide, overtaking  
the world's storms,  
mountains,  
   
my stretched-out grin,  
and better yet:  
a nervous twitch at  
the corner of my lips,  
   
a hope, a feverish hunger  
as strong as goliath  
and resourceful as david,  
   
my dancing in the dark;  
the cracks in my frame
which i've lined with gold,  
   
a box full of tattered journals,  
broken marbles/ a void  
as pure as snow, smoke,  
whispered secrets,  
   
my sub rosa shade of pink,  
a soon-to-be tattoo,  
and a song that usually  
never sees the light of day.