Surrender This Desire

Crows surround me—
they sense—
internal velocity.

Thoughts race—
ribs fracture.
I suffer—

Desire—
current—
like lightning.

I weave through
swaying wires—
one wrong breath—
ash—

Your silence—
a shadow
with fangs.

Intolerable.
Bone-crushing:

Were you real?
Did you witness?
Does blood
flow through your veins?

Did you see
me—