The Audition

There is so much warm
There is so much wet
Not alone anymore
Well at least not yet

In a garden, a turgid den
I stand beside the best of them
If I cut them down, I stand, they bend
Will the sun shine bright on me then?

It burns me down completely
Layers of skin are peeling
And now you see I'm nothing
I'm pure for you finally

I'm the one to mend them
A savior, destroyer
No man has made me tender
I long for my surrender

There is strength in giving in
But I have never been that strong
A thirst so unforgiving
A drought that lasts too long

I'm the one to rend them
Insecure, a failure
So I leave them condemned
Auditioned and oh so ignored

Strip for me
Your soul, your skin
Strip for me
Show me everything