Catch

here it is,
ripped out and fresh--
still dripping with naivety.

here it is,
throbbing and thrashing--
pulsing against gravity.

here it is,
foreign and unwieldy--
in need of consolation.

here it is,
gift-wrapped and bow-tied--
prepared for presentation.

here it is,
prickly and thorned--
a risky endevour.

here I am,
pained and desperate--
as dramatic as ever.