Thread by @caitoz

Here Let Me Help You

Here let me take
that heavy great coat
from your calcified arms
in that rigor mortis pose
of terrified indulgences,
of frozen over friendliness,
of fossilized intransigence,
concocted nonchalance.

Here let me hold
that study of aloofness,
that casual obsessiveness
you meticulously crafted
into the scaffold of your face meat
that one day on your tricycle
when the kid from school made fun of you
and you couldn't let him win.

Here let me help
you untangle scribbled innards
that bottle up your rivers
and cause dams to swell and break.
Let me gently take the rocks
that you formed from fright and timber
to try and keep the outside world
from dumping you in its wake.

Here let me show you.

Here let me know you.

Here let me love you.

Here let me go.

You've been standing
in the doorway
of life
this whole time
and the karaoke
has been playing
your song.

Won't you sing yet?

And if not now, when?