Burning Monk

There is no line to be drawn
When I just turn my back and withdraw
Silently defy
You’re so sad, you write your own version of my life
My tongue’s been bitten through
There’s nothing to do but stand and watch the truth
Roll its eyes at the lies
as it lies down and dies inside
Your favorite fire
Shackled to the weight
of your emptiness
Please don’t take my silence
As passiveness