Lights Out

Let yourself down

The scrabble for self-worth
Murdered by crossword
Dyslexia damns those who never unlearn their
ABCs of asphyxiation

Living the language of
Not enough

One down (what goes)
One up (must come)
Both guts hold the key to the cuffs

So lock the door, get a knife, read up
Spell your weapons or thatch your trust

These are the breaths you held, never let out
Coming back to blow your house down
Lights out
You are yourself now
Let yourself down