Bury Me

 
There were times I wanted to bury myself
Hidden away from dreams of dogs,
Wolverines and wild things
Biting at my skin, shredding my wings
 
There were times I longed to be buried
In the yard with the yellow and green
Leaves to fall and cover me
 
These dreams, nightmares
Infiltrated all my walls
Like water finding the smallest crack
And then crack the whip upon my back
Bury me
I pleaded
Bury me
It was all I needed
 
But no one came to rescue me
To pull me free and comfort me
And bury me in blankets and sheets
Safe and warm from all the bleeds

Those were the times I needed to by buried
In my bed with my scratchy rose comforter
Pink and red clashing together

These dreams, nightmares
Soaked through my defenses
Like blood staining the endless gauze
Wrapped around my legs and hands
Cover me in safety
I pleaded
Bury me
It is all I ever wanted

But no one came, not my mom or my dad
To unwind the gauze I was obsessed with
And bury me safe within their arms
Far away from the clouds in my room, the storms

Now there are times, becoming buried
Encircled in someone’s arms
Loved and wanted
Is all I ever wanted

Let me bury myself in you
Inside your strength built for two
So we can be something new

New dreams push the nightmares
The ones from inside my walls
Push them to the edges of what I feel
Pulsing with every heartbeat
Bury me
Inside of you
Bury me
It’s all I need now