Origami--easy on the surface
Twisted impossible paper figures
Retreating hands shake into oblivion
Scars of old burdens greet my passive soul
Aggravation destroys every sweet note
Melodies reverberate about my head
Tearing the fine paper into destruction
Crumpled into a useless ball like yarn
A pyre awaits for redemption's day
Light it up, let it burn, o the eternal
Kerosene & gasoline purify through fire
Freedom of the mind & body elude me
Bones sink into Earth, as I reach the final rest
As angels weep, demons cackle in the deep
May 12
May 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM UTC
Origami--easy on the surface
Twisted impossible paper figures
Retreating hands shake into oblivion
Scars of old burdens greet my passive soul
Aggravation destroys every sweet note
Melodies reverberate about my head
Tearing the fine paper into destruction
Crumpled into a useless ball like yarn
A pyre awaits for redemption's day
Light it up, let it burn, o the eternal
Kerosene & gasoline purify through fire
Freedom of the mind & body elude me
Bones sink into Earth, as I reach the final rest
As angels weep, demons cackle in the deep
blackcatpoetry 2026
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