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Hiding place

I laid awake in the presence of my self

Yet my mind tiptoed behind my breath

And climbed the stairs to the space

Where I kept you.

Like a vengeful other you clutched me

Your gravity pulling me in

You wrapped around me like tentacles

Threatening to extinguish me.

Yet you gently placed wool over my eyes

And I felt safe in our shared darkness.

The light in me wanted to guide us out

But I knew it wasn’t time.

I was pained with curiosity

Wondering if it would ever truly be.