Cages

I’m aware then of your desire
Silent stares from mirrors
All my gifts corrupt like flowers
Would you care I have secrets too
One more
My life
To find you nearer
Take this cage
Put me inside
for your shelf
With one more gift
You’ll find my place
In your world is
too unkind
Don’t be scared if I know your secrets
I’ll be kind to your shame as you sleep;
Quiet in my cage watching you breathe and dream away
Moments I could share
Never touched,
never seen
As close as I
from this cage
can be to you
From my cage
With one more gift,
you’ll find my place
in your world
And I feel
if words came out you’d see
were not unkind
So take this gift
As close as I
from this cage
can be to you
From my cage
With one more gift
Find my place
One more gift
you’ll feel