Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Little Firestarter ~ Wednesday, March 29, 2023

I was once a child, no taller than your weak knees, knocking on the door

what could not be seen beneath the scope, the peephole, or the Ring doorbell

as invisible as God to unbelievers, I was once a child

sick to death of life, of my failures and regrets, I became a tool

only from the start, broken for decades inside, the scars never heal

now what is the point in being alive, the joys offer me no perk

coffee falls asleep, espresso stirs a coma, cocaine irons shirts

emptiness, water floats feather light in deep space, a shattered mirror

asks for seven years, an endless cycle of bad luck, why was I born, Bear

chance, a lottery ticket for others to win, worthless inside, look

how they punished me, nobody knows without eyes, ears behind closed doors

if I were a child once, small, practically harmless, why do I wear rouge

lasting permanence, backhand slaps and bloody lips, beautiful hand tools

dripping in pig's blood, I set fire to all of Rome, act out, old Nero

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