The Grounder

It's a slow t h i n g
you're a solid
t
h
i
n
g
your concrete com
plete re
gret
drops
until you be
come a slow t
                          h
i                          
                                                     ng
again loosen the rib
cage grab
a handful 
of heart
felt a little st          if             f
in here
until you opened enough space
for more hands
in there
next to the beating
hold beaten held 
the kind of melding
molten as metal
or
cake