The Blood & The Bones

broken pieces
this I am
heartbreak’s shrapnel
pierced my skin
and I should let the light in
but instead
I crawl into the darkness
and here I stay down on my knees
waiting as your offering
hoping you will come to me
with regret in your heart
with grit in your grip
with fire on your fingertips
to hurt me in the sweetest ways
love’s mercy in my submission
as I suffer for your pennance
and forgive you

LL
the blood & the bones