Can one be filled up with non-things?
Electrons in a shell, their negative charges
dense and balanced,
a double negative --
What is the opposite of a blank space
and why is it so thick with hurt?
Obsession.
A binary.
Everything or nothing,
dead or so frighteningly alive.
Fear.
A lingering.
You are the author of all your failures,
and you cannot escape their weight.
Disgust.
A constant.
A grub worm gorges itself below the surface.
The maggot and vulture feed on rot.
Apology.
A tradition.
If you were really sorry you wouldn't have done it, and
certainly wouldn't have done it twice.
Dec 22, 2017
Dec 22, 2017 at 4:02 AM UTC
Can one be filled up with non-things?
Electrons in a shell, their negative charges
dense and balanced,
a double negative --
What is the opposite of a blank space
and why is it so thick with hurt?
Obsession.
A binary.
Everything or nothing,
dead or so frighteningly alive.
Fear.
A lingering.
You are the author of all your failures,
and you cannot escape their weight.
Disgust.
A constant.
A grub worm gorges itself below the surface.
The maggot and vulture feed on rot.
Apology.
A tradition.
If you were really sorry you wouldn't have done it, and
certainly wouldn't have done it twice.
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