Inside

inside

the world is safe

inside is a universe

my skin

is electric

feeling air

like dancing fairies

i dance

to the music in my mind

to the music in my ears

to the music everywhere

i breathe

to know that i'm alive

in this body that doesn't begin

to tell the whole story

i speak

but words fail me

i sing

my mind like the trees

a network

connecting

connecting

connecting

calling out

please listen

i see

i hear

i sense

the universe

connected

yet tearing one another apart

i weep

i cannot convey

all that i experience

all that i see

and all that i know

i want to ask you to listen

gently

listen

with more than your ears

my tears plead

please pay attention

to one another

inside

is a universe

inside

is more than i can show you