Do Not Breathe
You're in a jar
Not ajar
The thought cracks the lid
A hurricane contained
The echo of a nuclear blast
Symphonies tossed around like nursery rhymes
A sigh slips through
Liquid nitrogen blood boils up
Heatwaves of pleasures
A short circuit in the ribs
Two missed beats
Of pain
One teary blink
Swallowed
A warning sign
About your name
Rocks slowly above
This fragile arrangement
Portraits of you
Remains censored
Behind vapors
Of John Carter
And the City of Glass
The sunset in rewind
On the horizon
Nothing new
Across an ocean of dull
Days and weeks
Then months
Of distractions
Of artificial busy
Of nonsensical importance
My protection: my shelter
A wall as high
As a blink of an eye
The jar wobbles
Stands silent
Its contents
Of numbing pain
Slither behind
A translucent membrane
Like a serpents egg
A honking horn
The lights green
Counting backwards
From one hundred
To be sure
The power of love
Is a black hole
An abyss
Of emptiness
Thread lightly
Avoid everything
Do anything
Avoid everyone
Do anyone
Stay alive
Do not breathe