Unbearable being

This piece has been waiting impatiently in my drafts, today I give it voice.

Unbearable being,

When my skin feels too tight for my body.

I’m trying to keep the wildness from escaping.

But it refuses to stay hidden,

Tearing at my skin,

Out into the Universe.

It craves release

from the confines of my mind

Screaming against the restraints

My resolve won’t last for much longer

Pushing down against it

Denying my desires

For the world isn’t ready

To see the naked need

Perhaps I’m reticent

To open the gates of the madness

that dwells in the deepest recesses

of my secret thoughts

I’m struggling to contain it

Fighting against the hunger

that threatens my peace.

But the yearning doesn’t leave me

Must I let it free

and face the consequences?

Or should I wrestle it back into restriction?