i am the gods who speak and listen
calling from the wilds of your brain
and burned in ink upon this page
REMEMBER ME
you are the child who wandered freely
’til people trapped you in their cage
and taught you how to feel alone
DO NOT BE AFRAID
i am the worm-without-doors
the coiled god of the inner ear
alive inside you, even now
BE AT PEACE
i will be with you in your sorrow
to pull you out of doubt and shame
and love you as you are