Bleed

You are lost, he said
Lost as a child
Starry eyed and staring yourself blind
On the fire of life

Breathe! she said
And she felt the earth move
At such an exhilating speed

Spinning spinning
With nothing left
To hold on to

You've got me, he said
Look, I am that faithful star
Forever fixed on the sky

Far, far
She could not feel the heat
Of his tiny sun
On her bare skin

Everything kept spinning spinning
But she was
Standing still

The roses bloomed in such profusion
And the men came and went
They cut tiny pieces of her heart

Then went away

And she dreamed
Will no one stay awake with me?
she said

They stayed, they stayed
only long enough
to watch her bleed

Dont let them hurt you,he said
You are worth more than hundreds
Of the empty lives you chose to share
Your kingdom with

I have no worth, she said
I have ceased
To exist

All that is left
Is a heart that beats
And bleeds