knock knock on my skull and bruise me

who's there?

an eerie cold that shakes me

always greeted by an unsettling feeling

ready for me to play hide and seek

but I didn't say "Simon says"

I'm not in the mood to play mind games

don't play tic-tac-toe on my heart

crossing through X's so careless

ripping through my flesh

leaving the O's there to bleed

scarring me so deep

it brings me to my knees

I feel as though I've become part of the wall

I've so childishly scribbled on

take a flame to my crayons as punishment

make me scream

my bones burning with uneasiness

drip onto me, a rainbow

that you will call a masterpiece

knock knock with your fists

to my face

until I answer the door