The roots sprout from the floorboards.
They tether to my spine.
I can hear the walls breathe.
A storm of leaves envelop me.
Each branch; beautiful fruit.
Each piece, a memory.
Paintings of days gone by,
that I deprived of sunlight.
The roots sprout from the floorboards.
They tether to our spines.
Tree trunks coated white keep the citrus alive.
I come undone.
My spine becomes mangled by your roots.
My limbs deconstruct and grow anew.
The threads come apart,
ripping at the seams.
I try so desperately,
to bury it beneath.
I can't hide this hideousness.
No one knows.
No one knows.
Pick up your feet and run, boy.
The flesh doesn't matter anyway.
I am what once was me.
I come undone.
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