reset

I tried to get lightning in a bottle
by smashing the glass
against my forehead

The scars didn't bother me
inasmuch as the blood
seeping into my ears
(trapping me with my own thoughts)

Or the mercury leaking
from my fillings
as my teeth liquified

Patches intended
to keep me together
started to melt me apart

Productive destruction,
Hiroshima-like shadows
and a clock frozen at 8:16am
and paramedics eating apples
in the corner
trying to unzip the bag