Bare

You fill me with fears

Stuffed till all reason disappears.

You creep behind

Throwing darts at my spine.

You push me down

And wear my pain as your crown.

My soul stands aside

Trying desperately to hide.

My heart beats fast until

My body finally holds still.

I could no longer bear

How ruthless and unfair

You destroyed all the good I lay bare.

NAOMI COHEN