forts of briars
let me out
I built myself in
and cannot get out
the vixens they told me
of raspberries and roses rich in reds
queen of the rubies I’d be
briars briars briars
briars and me briars
briars briars briars
I the bait and agony
furled in pearls of blood
I unbodied me
rapacious blades a blanket
an ascetic I unbodied
briars briars briars
briars I be
please oh please comfort me
briars briars contorting me
I am the queen of rubies
scarlet gowns of flesh
briars briars briars
briars and me