They Pour

by Mx. Jupiter

They pour the holy water over my body

Letting it run over the valleys and mountains of me

Hoping it fixes all that I am

Drowning in their scriptures and science

Falling into void silence

Spinning slowly, recklessly

Pulling secrets out of the dark

Weaving in and out of realities

Swallowed whole by the chaos inside of me

Singing a sweet, solemn melody

Dancing in time with my memories

Swinging on a pendulum ticking

Waiting for the bells to toll

Running through this empty landscape

And I don't know where to go

Choking on the unknown facts

And all your truth filled lies

And every word I say’s a prayer

Always asking why

I confused a falling leaf today

For a butterfly

But maybe all the best of them

End up falling from the sky

Words roll off my tongue

Like paper wings take flight

But maybe even I don't understand them in their fragile, shimmering light

Disappearing into the background

Becoming all my stars

Lighting up my darkness

And covering up my scars

My heart pumps the fear

And the fear feeds the fire

As I lay waiting

To be saved from untold desires