Do you ever wonder how much you can do without?
—C
Loss
In my guts My veins My mouth Less a spleen and dopamine Symmetry, mystery Never-things, used-to-be’s Their force unseen, evergreen Tugging. Pushing. Sometimes subtle— Metaphor, folklore Sometimes violent— Corporeal, literal Father, son, God undone Mother, son, innocence gone Brain’s misfiring Culture’s dying Bloodletter, in pints and liters Keeper of time and meter Untethered fits, raven-feathered drama Tooth Fairy’s fists, uncouth’s karma Body’s pitstop Porcelain on blacktop
Why am I doing this? Maybe this will answer the question.
Song lyrics!