Animals can navigate

By memorizing stars

Pigeons feel through earth

And whales hear from afar

My mind so numb and worn

Cannot see through its own skin

My eyes don’t catch the moonlight

My wings don’t catch the wind

I’m falling through the ground

I’m silence in a scream

My hands are dead and withered

My eyelids never dream

Cantankerous heart

_Tore itself apart _

Unrelenting mind

_Drained itself of eyes_

I’ll wait for you to find me

And pull me from these roots

You could change my shirt

And bring me some new shoes

And you could be my compass

And you could be a friend

And I’ll hold out my hand for yours

Please don’t let my life end