Thumb on my jaw Someone else’s clock Still on the bed Blood in my head Hands on my knees Begging to breathe Skips a beat Skips another Static on my arms I am the house I am the false alarm! Animal under my skin Stitches coming undone Edges turning blue Nothing I can do Trapped in these ribs Gasping for air! Feet off the floor Two minutes past Twitch in my eye Salt on my lip Knuckles turned white Pulse in the bone Skips a beat Skips another Shorting my collarbone I am the house I am the false alarm! Animal under my skin Stitches coming undone Edges turning blue Nothing I can do Trapped in these ribs Gasping for air! Leave the room behind Fire's in my mind Thumb in my palm Cold skin, warm blood Tell me it's flesh Tell me it's flesh! One, two, three, breathe Still here Pulse slowing down Trapped in these ribs It stopped...
