Strip me bare,
Peel back all my layers,
When there’s nothing left,
There is only you,
my blood and bones,
wrapped around you,
listening for lightning,
waiting to strike me,
bring life alive in me,
determination to fill your empty pockets,
with pieces of me,
I have to give up and save myself,
Barren, I have become,
So weakened I must succumb.
I was hoping for a fairytale,
You can find me looking out the window,
A true skeptic,
Throwing wishes at the stars,
Perpetuate my convictions.