Wednesday, September 22, 2021

as does a leech

The whirring of the ceiling fan, 
the morning glow of my room, 
and a piercing pain in my abdomen
the moment I stand. 

The shifting colors from yellow to blue,
the fullness of my water bottle,
and my lack of control over my thoughts
makes me a brute. 

The sun rays reaching in the shelf, 
the billowing curtains, the breeze, 
and the horrific resentment reflectde 
in the mirror when I look at myself. 

A perennial river of whips, chains, and handcuffs, 
my dream drowns, away from my reach:
swim, you bastard! Can you not work for it?
But my mind sucks me dry, as does a leech.