There are so many soft spaces in my head that tell me
to be gentle, to tread lightly on foreign ground;
but they do not realize that where I am going,
there are no land mines waiting at every tread of feet, no
dark things hurling themselves out of corners to
devour vulnerability.
Where I am going, the world will break open beneath
the weight of what I have to say,
the world will listen and
crumble.
Where I'm going, there are no land mines and I do not need
to map the spaces between here and your doorstep
I have found the perfect remedy for all of the sickness
this place and time causes you,
I have found that the only ailment worth noting is
what's in our own heads and mine
will be full of sharp jagged things before the month
is over.
It is only self defense and a reason
to learn fighting skills, but I feel
that the way the world sharpens our teeth for us is a necessary
part of becoming who we are.
I will put the soft things to sleep now;
I do not need them where I am going.
Apr 7, 2018
Apr 7, 2018 at 8:12 PM UTC
There are so many soft spaces in my head that tell me
to be gentle, to tread lightly on foreign ground;
but they do not realize that where I am going,
there are no land mines waiting at every tread of feet, no
dark things hurling themselves out of corners to
devour vulnerability.
Where I am going, the world will break open beneath
the weight of what I have to say,
the world will listen and
crumble.
Where I'm going, there are no land mines and I do not need
to map the spaces between here and your doorstep
I have found the perfect remedy for all of the sickness
this place and time causes you,
I have found that the only ailment worth noting is
what's in our own heads and mine
will be full of sharp jagged things before the month
is over.
It is only self defense and a reason
to learn fighting skills, but I feel
that the way the world sharpens our teeth for us is a necessary
part of becoming who we are.
I will put the soft things to sleep now;
I do not need them where I am going.