Counterparts

Arms Like Teeth

Compare our dependence to predator and prey

A parallel engraved into our souls by the work of broken hands

(Contradiction carved in canvas)

(And our nail-beds ache from scratching at the surface)

Coerced by your creation

Finding foundation in decay

With the culmination of our failure on display

Convince yourself I am your greatest masterpiece

Disassemble me however you see fit

And put me back together absolving me of my impurities

And you know I'd welcome your embrace

Even if your arms resembled teeth

Cover me in scars

Close your eyes in case I bleed

I'd let you cover me in scars if you could carry me forever

Carry me forever in your heart

A predator, a prey

Release me from the mouth of dependency

Forgive me for my absence

Our love will know not wasted time