I Wear Your Skin

Sister, I wear your skin
I feel your unspoken pain
The anger of a simmering flame
I feel your fears
I see unshed tears
You have to fight to belong 
You have to be strong 
Sister, I feel the rape of honour 
I feel my skin crawl at the destructive macabre .

Brother, I wear your skin
I feel the words in your throat 
I feel you speaking bright, colored
I feel your heart beating 
I feel your hope fleeting 
I feel you tear inside 
But then, you have to decide 
You’d rather explode 
And feel the inner applaud .

I wear your skin
I wear all the metaphors for pain .