It curls about me in
silence,
Wraps me in its loving embrace.
I don't know how many times
We've done this
dance
You
twirl and float carelessly about.
I always held perfectly still.
I know, deep down,
That were I to join in
You'd only flee from my terrible form.
It doesn't get to me.
Voices, always in my ears,
Screaming soundless insults,
Taunting, mocking, degrading
Inarticulate assaults,
They always failed miserably when they tried to stop me.
Here I lay, while you rest,
Above me, around me, through me.
Now we can be at peace,
With our legs stretched out
No hurtful words can find us here.