arms shaking in preparation

i see it, i smell it

i can feel it pulling away from the body

where i stand is where i fell

20 years ago but i'm back on my feet

you can't hold me, you can't burn me anymore

the skin is too tough for that now

the growing shadows surround

i feel their cold breath

i smell the saliva at my feet, the sweat on their backs

i hear the arms shaking in preparation

but i'm still standing

where i fell

20 years ago.

they can't hold me down

they can't burn me anymore