padding

perhaps the thick fat
is to compensate for the thin skin
and tender heart
perhaps more in need of padding
and insulation than the normal girl.

perhaps i dangle dangerously
legs over the roof edge
but when my balance is lost
back to the center i race, i cling

i just don't know who i am
what'll find when i start
stripping away the layers
revealing skin and bone and blood
i just don't know who i am
when it's all said and done
when i am alone with just my breath
and my overwhelming being