This is why we’re not together

Like a corn snake in a rack
System, i'm all tail rattling
And attempts to flee
Stuck somewhere between
Fight or flight or freeze
My therapist says
It's my reptilian brain
These distance-creating behaviours

I don’t want to be misunderstood
Over the phone anymore
I don’t like to feel all orange
Like a tiger lilly or
Like a corn snake
In a rack system
Named Tiger Lilly