i have been living in an age
of constant pain,
and the clock ticks down endlessly
with a bladed pain;
cuts streak my wrists from its sharp tip
and i am forever bruised from beating myself
against the walls of this cage.
it seems to me that the only way to unlock it
is to lock my lungs
let loose my blood
set free my organs
cut open my throat
until i am choking on the metallic taste of finality.