The Tidal Veil

I built a house of mirrors in my chest

Each pane a whisper of what I detest

The cracks run deep

The glass won’t rest

I see myself in shards at best

A shadow moves beneath my skin

It knows the places I’ve never been

Drown me in the tidal veil

Let the ocean write my tale

The current pulls

I lose my breath

I am the water

I am the depth

The sky wears bruises the color of shame

Clouds like secrets too heavy to name

The stars are liars

They don’t burn the same

But I keep staring

Hoping for flame

A storm hums low inside my veins

It chants the words I can’t explain

Drown me in the tidal veil

Let the ocean write my tale

The current pulls

I lose my breath

I am the water

I am the depth