behind closed doors we covet
things that we’ve lost
our innocence
ripens with age
then passes away
falling like petals of guilt
one by one
we are lost
praying on knees
faces pressed against glass
vials of confusion
that grapple for time
reaching for air
or just a fair breath
among the murmur of pipers
and the plague of control
we are rabid
morbidly awaiting for another to drop
so we can take their place
among the hidden sacrifice