body aches and cracks into a million pieces

spilling onto the ground like shards of glass

and feet nearby dangerously close

to stepping on it

cutting

like skin

puncture

wound to the soul

and deep inside the body

are all these linkages and connections

but we gotta go the long way now

since we’re blocked over here snd over there

like people walking for miles to get to work and back again

even breath feels thin

feels invasive

feels not deep enough

feels like a cursory glance

and all you want is the chance to move freely again