Skeletons
I unlock when the moon is out And the secrets show like mythic runes The skeletons fall from their hangers and dance my trauma I as their choreographer, their puppeteer After I have chosen to share I flush and vow to never do it again But the next time someone shows me their skeletons Mine will dance with them They dip and sway Creating a beautiful intimacy that is terrifying But so breathtakingly beautiful that my gaze does not drift from their eyes As I see what they have seen. You beautiful soul, Your bravery in dancing your story sets me aflame And I fall in love with you But you cannot possibly do the same for me I am a beast, with horrors unknown I am safe in the day, the sun shows my skin, Its ultraviolet rays giving me flesh and blood Making me unremarkable Do you truly want to be there when it is gone? The night reveals the truth And I am ashamed to watch my skeletons run free.