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opium no. 2
every break i ever caught
was only barely enough
to cough me up here in front of you
in one piece
it's been four nights since it happened
sleepless and wallowing
this bull in a china shop
will settle down to sleep
in the wake of destruction
circling my feet
china white horns
moving while I breathe
and no other signs of life
Heroin chic
go on, celebrate
as sexy as
plopping a hand on the table
probably the left
and cutting off all five fingers
one by one
before deciding,
(after the thumb)
that the whole palm is
probably rotten
and needs
to go.
was only barely enough
to cough me up here in front of you
in one piece
it's been four nights since it happened
sleepless and wallowing
this bull in a china shop
will settle down to sleep
in the wake of destruction
circling my feet
china white horns
moving while I breathe
and no other signs of life
Heroin chic
go on, celebrate
as sexy as
plopping a hand on the table
probably the left
and cutting off all five fingers
one by one
before deciding,
(after the thumb)
that the whole palm is
probably rotten
and needs
to go.
Published 10th Apr 2023
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Anonymous
11th Apr 2023 8:54pm
Hello there
The ending kind of reminded me of a Pixies song. It had that really visceral imagery to it that felt quite trippy in a strange way.
There was an interesting narrative to this piece. I quite enjoyed it for that reason.
Thank you for sharing.
-M
The ending kind of reminded me of a Pixies song. It had that really visceral imagery to it that felt quite trippy in a strange way.
There was an interesting narrative to this piece. I quite enjoyed it for that reason.
Thank you for sharing.
-M
