Steph Shuff
endings
these are getting easier now
the endings
I think that means I'm getting easier now too
in this skin
that I have finally stopped picking at
and scratching
like I'm trying to escape
peel it off
layer by layer
slink skinless through the universe
it starts to fit better just as it starts to sag
a slow motion decay into old age
and self love
I hated this skin
when it was flawless
the irony of youth
we spend it
in loathing
or pain
let the scratching continue
just long enough to learn to love
the thing we're losing
maybe that's why endings are easier now
there will be less you
but more me