there are moments in life where your heart remains fixed, your feet have no step, your breath feels heavy, light, nonexistent 

i remember these moments, all too much

i remember feeling placed, positioned to this very patch of road, of tar that carried no weight, that took my moment, but no pity for me

it’s unforgiving, as you unfold your flesh, your soul you render to the floor, it spilling like a waterfall you can’t withstand, a rush you can’t withhold 

on an empty street, it all cascades

in the silence, you scream

your insides imploding, letting your madness flow, falling to my knees, i let my grace unwind,

and my restraints, I let go