outside the bell tower

Firstly, I loved the imagery this evoked, Jack. There has and always will be something magical about bell towers to me. The summon, they announce, they toll for present and past. But most of all, I think I love them because of their vibration; it reminds me of pure energy reverberating a specific message to that which resonates inside us.  I can see its silhouette as you dance.

Secondly, to honor your request for honest critique:

and I am so many things at once
criminal and kind
and godfearing and atheist
and chaste and homosexual

While I understand what you're going for, emphasis through repetition, I really don't feel it works here, I would remove every 'and' beginning a sentence and then reread it.  Also, I think god-fearing is hyphenated?

“God-fearing” should be hyphenated, yes, but I chose to stylise it as one word. I agree with you about the starter “and”s and will remove those. Thank you for a great critique. The bell tower image was taken from Hart Crane’s The Broken Tower.

I understand the toll
that such contradictions
take

You punning linguist, sire. 😉