In sight of close calls
seat the plaster off the wall
claustrophobic area waking up to nothing
remember one name catch the corner of the page
close the book and never look back again

crawl out from the walls
break your fall
redesign the shadows
underneath it all we stay calm and overprotective

last night I was up again till three
watching tv and using both hands
draw a breath as best you can
catch the ring before it slips out of reach remember anything he'd wine split to shards
cut the corners off the project and let me sleep