How can you 
Inspire and impale
Me simultaneously?

Is it a 
Sadistic and compassionate 
Crucifixion?

Am I being persecuted
For practicing my faith in you?
Would penance be 
Paid per tear 
Shed over you?

You’ve stricken my heart
With your cat o’nine tails,
The sheer amount of
Lashes lost from
Violent attempts 
At rubbing you outta
Waterlogged eyes that sting
Like nettles…

Now, don’t start me thinking
That I can hurt myself better
Than you can love me. 

Don’t prove me right in all the wrong ways.