it often takes more courage to fail
than to succeed

you are love
set me on fire
you have haunted me
with your desire

you taught me what it means
to be human

Biting the skin of your nails until they bleed
And pulling out your eyelashes
until your eyelids bruise
and washing your hands until they crack
and failing, should anything be below 100%

can't i just be good enough?
because good is none of these things.

is the enemy of progress

don't settle with an aura,
when
we have atmospheres.

beneath cross crossing black roots
they descend
our nutrients their sustenance
our bodies back to the earth
ashes to ashes

we sank slowly
first in a white dress
blowing the dew stained daisies
and then
the ground got greedy
and ate us whole

while lights flashed around her
she was happy in every broken way

raving eyes and riots
extend ferociously
beaming from your veins
you command a height
you are the universe
experiencing itself
you are war

and peace
coolness and balm
if only you'd allow it

let it settle itself
my little wildfire

for the moment
i will start singing
in the shower
again

spread like disease
uttered beneath a breath
and every atom collected it
filling
and darted in a moment
to the trees
telling the secret
to the sky and it rained down
into the minds of men
and
made its way
to the masses
but
what's it
to you

and now you'll never be hurt again