onychophagia

compulsion
to peel away

sinister delusion
of a smoother side

breakthrough
a sigh

tension relieved
clarity peace
at the red

rush to dress it
try to leave it

loose
breath of peace

as destruction
builds the new

back they grew
make them go

changing them
on they grow

warping roughened
mindless this one

dreamy obsession
bizarre mundane

a drop of horror
an ounce of shame

stuck winding up
tightening

unbreathing
heart-pressuring

find texture
peel away