in the dark
I found my skin
wanting for touch
my hard body
real, fibrous, unbroken
in the dark
I saw myself spread
across the infinite
breaking into particles
freed through death
in the dark
I suffered, dwarfed
by the void, crying
soundlessly for mercy
I could only give myself
in the dark
I cried for help
and kissed the hands
that helped me
through the night
