Refuge

Hold me still.
Please.
I'm thrashing
too much and it
hurts.
Hold me still.
I'm tired and I
just want things
to stop spinning,
but it's me that's
spinning.
Please.
Hold me still.
Hold me, cradle me,
put the world
at a distance.
Rock me, kiss me,
be the hedge that
separates me from
hurt and sad and
all that comes upon me
in the night,
in the cold.
Hold me still.
Please.
Let me feel
the way I want to,
even though it
isn't practical, isn't
honest, doesn't
prepare me for the
harsh reality of life.
Just for tonight.
Hold me still.
Please.