I watched you from the shadows deep,
Your fragile form, your dreams, your sleep.
A quiet breath, a steady pulse,
Your life, a thread I long to pulse.

Beneath your skin, the warmth resides,
A secret world where truth divides.
I reach, I pull, I tear away,
The flesh that hides what you won’t say.

It’s soft, it smells of breath and fear,
A cloak of life, of love, of tears.
I slip inside, I claim the prize,
A new disguise to wear, to rise.

Your body trembles, unaware,
As I...