suffocating
and squeezing
but
at the same time
Protecting my heart.
I
can’t fight it
I
need help
But alas am alone.
Longing
for a touch
To
give me strength
It has happened before
But
now I know that it cannot hold me.
Before,
only sticks and stones
Could
break these bones
But
now it seems
Only
names can hurt me.