Luminescent Cellar

I give my life to strangers
And I keep it from the ones I love
Aging; feed the desire
Just to starve the will

Stoic tolerance of a second-rate reality
Can you see me?
Let's all be Rembrandts on an LED screen
Staging, staging a kiss

Fluid gender dismissed
The diluted glow of twilight
Paralyzing pain in being with family

In the dark, you're not anywhere
You can hide and hide
As real as tall candles
You light when you're afraid
Enthralling cruelty society throws at you
Like a carnival squirt gun, just as cold and embarrassing

You retreat from the light
Can you hear me? Take up space