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Modien Feb 2018

You stand so tall
in the center of it all
an image of worship
a symbol of piety
kneeling towards you
with sadness-bound eyes
unable to see past you
cradling redemption like punishment
yearning absolution like food
sustenance from your hollow words
a soul unworthy of you
an incandescent life
bound by your somber ideals

Modien Feb 2018

Give in, but not all the way

Let this pestilent air not tear its way through your skin
Let the acid bear its heavy poison on its own
Have yourself heart in hand and mind in body
Undull your senses and keep what is due
Pry your way through this fog of great uncertainty and carry out the faith in which you solely grieve in
Let not your soul be baptized by the air that carries doubt and sin
Let it not seep through your veins like the plague
Let your silk dress drag and trace the curves of the earth that has known of pain
Loathsome this life may be, walk with great grace
Let not the heat and burning pains of the sun caress your beauty
Let not this world slap you so… let the sting not linger in your fragility
Be weak to not get up, but not weak enough to die

Modien Feb 2018

Lend me your fragility

Lend me your ears
Hear me when I cry out to you.
Open up yourself and listen to my silent sadness
Let me breathe upon what was known of our solace
Let me cry tears of acid that slice through my face like uncut diamonds
Look at me and see the beauty of my sorrow, embrace it and let it be yours.
Look how your eyes yearn for mine
Look how close you wish our skins touched
Feel your heart beating ever so slowly and deeply, reaching out to mine until they are in sync
Listen to the bareness of this
The vulnerability of our beings
Cradle this moment, care for it as if it were as fragile as our intertwined souls are
Keep this moment and bury it deep, 6-feet under. Keep it there until bones are only left, until it rattles, keep it there until there is nothing but ash. A memory lingering, sadness escaping, you within the center of it all. Let it wash you, let it baptize your soul, let the ashes burn the screen for you to see what is true
Live in the moment to see what is truly
Let the fire burn, let the heat shower you like the wind, let it be everywhere. Around you, within you. Let it be you.

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