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MORE COBRA WITH DESIRE

by sofolo

I’m not sure if Mercury was in retrograde or if Sega was in genesis, but you slipped an unwelcome touch into my orbit & I don’t know if I’ll ever get over it. The Proclaimers hummed in the background as the aunties shrugged… “Some people are born with tragedy in their blood.” The nooseman approaches & with surrender on my lips, I say: “Sew me into the creases of your hemlocked hood.” Tiny holes cut for beady gapes. Do. Not. Look. Away. The moon is wailing in chorus with mothers & brothers in hidden crypts over mountains of headless children born into snake pits. 800-588-2300…EMPIRE…today is the day we set you on fire. More cobra with desire until you suffocate on centuries of soul weight. The ground opens up & the universe obliterates. A spare bedroom tea set gathers dust in shadow of craven lust for more & more & more. The rape of a boy & the rape of the world. Holy rage steeped to liberation. Comrades healing together with blades unfurled. No longer will we cower & beg for a piece of what’s already ours. The serpent’s spine rotting on concrete. All hail the death of tyranny.
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sofolo
M / nashville, tn
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Written by
sofolo
M / nashville, tn
Published
Nov 9, 2024
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30·199
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#trauma#liberation#resistance
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