Sometimes, when I bleed ...

Sometimes, when I bleed,
it feels like sweet release,
the pain of sickness
cracking open and flowing free
Get it all out of me
Sometimes, when I cry,
I can feel the pull of the ocean tide,
sucking out the life inside,
until there is no more me
Taking it all out of me
I step out onto the pavement
and feel the hardness of the world,
crushing against my sole,
tearing me apart
Bleeding back into me
But, I collapse into your kisses,
like a tesseract representing
love, desire, lust, and truth,
folding logically
Thinking of you in me
Not just on the outside
Not just to the inside
But, all the way around
We belong together
Dreaming of forever
Fingers entwined
I bleed some more, again, love
my heart pouring into yours
until truly we are only one
no more just me inside
sometimes when I bleed …