Know That You Are Cursed
know that you are cursed
three entities
out of sync
it is never going to work
peace of mind, undying love, total freedom
it is none of the above
nonsense, chaos, and stability
know that you want them all
know that you are cursed
sins, they are yours
and all the right things, all the in between ones too
banging from the inside out- simultaneously
banging from the outside in
it is never going to —
pull the racing echoes off of each sticky membrane in that skull of yours
watch your heart soak in its sap,
watch it wrinkle,
watch it relish in desire
listen to the screams of your soul, then
they are piercing
muffle them, then
trap them in a bell jar and
watch the bitch shatter
reverberating off of each thin glass wall until
write now, write-
quickly
get it all down
know that you are cursed
with this unrequested gift
the inability to flat line
cursed to flow with the flicking spikes
no more heart here, no more mind
feel the feelings, know that you are alive
for better
and for all the fucking worse
know that you are alive now
write, now
so they know you are alive, too
so they know they are alive, too