Trapped Between Love and Fear

Kill me plain, seal me tight in your jar,
a little keepsake to show off, to mar.
Spin me 'round—up becomes down,
I'm dizzy in this maze where I drown.

I can’t tell the difference; everything blurs,
up is this way, or maybe it's hers.
Caught in the spiral, I lose my way,
tell me, love, will you rescue me today?

Rescue me from the fears that consume,
from shadows that fester in this room.
I want to give you love, raw and pure,
but these demons inside make it so unsure.

I feel like a specimen, trapped and displayed,
a soul in a jar, silently frayed.
You hold me close, but I slip through your grasp,
lost in a labyrinth where love doesn’t last.

Take me apart, piece by piece,
pull me from this torment, grant me release.
For all I want is to love and be loved,
to find a peace that I’ve only dreamed of.

But how can I give what’s buried so deep,
when my own fears haunt me in sleep?
I’m reaching out, though my hands shake,
hoping your love can fix what might break.

So here I am, exposed and bare,
take me as I am, if you truly dare.
Kill me plain or set me free,
all I ask is that you see—
the tangled mess that makes up me.