you are safe, but your body doesn't believe LIAR thrums the nerves, twangs the muscles shoulders draw tight your temples worship at the altar of pain feet always pointed toward the exit ready to run flight path mapped out escape imminent you are safe and your hands curl into fists knuckles bulbous with intent movement aborted by tendons balled up into points of pain like dots on a map leading to X you are safe body says you're a liar LIAR your odd body, stuck in the past convinced of danger, present, continuous, unending Oh, odd body, you need to learn what safe feels like it is not this