A half - shadow
you can smell it on my skin
reeking like the dead turning in graves
please don't touch me
I don't want you to feel my shaking hands
I put them in pockets of my hoodie
so you wouldn't see how unstable I am
I cover my body with 3XL t-shirts
so you wouldn't see the rolls on my tummy
the stripes covering my body
don't bother asking about the dark circles under my eyes
I'll tell you that I aspire to look like a panda
yet the problem is that I more look like I've been in a fight
fight for my life
often I hear you in my head
asking if I am okay
no, no i am not
I keep turning searching for my shadow
and you ask me why do I look afraid
it's because I only see half of the shadow
and that mortifies me as hell










