Shifty [seven]

the creature in me
wants to run
[but the human body says
no
you've not the energy]

the creature in me
wants to claw
[but there are
no sharp attachments
here]

the creature in me
wants to scream,
to howl;
to make
such "wretched" noise

but no
and no
and no

[you say it
is not allowed and

it shrivels up
in my throat]

(but sometimes i
ignore
such meaninglessness
and
do
it
anyway)