In this room - dig a hole
Deep inside - full of lies
Build a wall - high around
No corners - shame for mortar

This is a room within a room within a

Rooms within rooms - floors within floors
Locks within locks - doors within
Years within months - months within weeks
Weeks within days

In this room - never see day
Air is thin - walls close in
Pick at scabs - watch them bleed
With these flies - in my eyes

This is a room within a room within a

Keep a lid - keep it hid - never rid - of the thing
Suckle it - swallow it - choke on it - bury it
Keep a lid - keep it hid - never rid - of the thing
Suckle it - swallow it - choke on it - bury it

In this room - painted black
No window - no airflow
Concrete floor - hard and cold
Nothing feels - nothing heals

This is a room within a room within a room
Within a room

Rooms within rooms