Can I just peel myself like a snake and leave this all behind?
Take off these layers of hurt and sorrow and drop it behind me.
It itches and I want to take it off
And leave it behind
Maybe, if I just go rub it against the sun-warmed rocks it’ll fall away.
I can curl up in the warmth and doze
And let the energy of the earth bring me back to life.
I’ll warn away anyone who comes close with a violent buzz
They’ll know I’ll strike if they approach
And will leave me to my peace
This thing that leaves me in pieces
I’ve grown too big for this skin
It’s more than I can take
It needs to come off
There is more to me
I can peel it away and be made anew
I can hide in the quiet places
Shadowed from your sight
It will keep me safe
This silent, dusty place
Where I leave my skin behind