Side Stepping

I am amped & annihilated
beaming from the outside in
Backwards and browbeaten
Whips & chains
castrating pieces of me

No ones Penelope
Precious to none
I am nothing
yet everything
Misplaced

I actively seek reason
within a web
where answers cannot be found
I m naked & uncovered
cowering
Where do we go from here?
even up is not an option
I back peddle
screaming words of Love & redemption
requesting validation
when even validity has lost its allure
I am speechless & denied
I am loud & undermined

We cast ourselves
far wide & wise
Reaching for stars
that are already ours

Spinning circles
We are no more
but
we are no less
The lesser of the two:
me versus you
How do we move forward?
when only one wants to move on