Thursday, December 8, 2011

my pen told me to

writhe and quiver
with the dead inside
this thing inside


this beautiful inking thing
cools the burn
loosens the quiver


like some men
pig in shit
like some man
bull in china

ripped hair
till it jumps of its own will
the mess of the throat
a mystery of mucus


i can breathe now
because my pen told me to

the desire to say
the desire to live

save them
care for them
reborn again?
oh
these?
understand, i thought i'd be fine
my goodness, i was not

i think i can bring it back around

like shitty similes and metaphors for things that revolve
oh, i thought i'd be fine
very much so
even now, i know i can be

young never called itself that
old never wanted to be
understand, i thought i'd be fine

and i'm pretty sure we're going to be