the naked hour
raw flesh

raw with the vibrant reminder

of the stolen power
--
-

how long shall we pretend
to love any thing
and never
everything?

how long shall we be addicted
to our face
in the mirror?

how many deaths
how horrible the dying

while we deny
ourselves?

-
--

raw naked

power

stolen

while we pretend

to not notice

how
we  

are groveling

addicted to our face

in the broken mirror?