you draw the stigmata onto my hand
and tell me you see me the way that i am
i'll take the cup that you have in your hand
this water, your blood, until i understand
all of these shadows are new in the light
that you've brought with your fingers, your hands, and your eyes
my flesh, it is lace, i am curtains at night
this glass, it is stained, it is thin, it is right
i collect arrows inside of my chest
i will not fall lightly, i'll die for my sins
before you leave will you tend to these ribs?
if you pull out these arrows, leave holes for the wind
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