I am.

I devastate myself with the allowance

of a swelling uprise

I feel this

I feel myself

being myself.

I push down hard on the muscles

of my shoulders

squeeze my ribcage

clench my fingers together

and close my eyes.

there is a pounding

there is a vibration

there is the sight of my flesh

rising to form small mountains of pure and essential

emotion.

I will my softened throat to bend and sing

and by god

it does.

I do.

and

I am.

8/25/09

AKW

go

so tired

of these redundant conversations

same ol same place

destinations

got that

caged animal feeling

eyes to the ceiling

palms pressed

to the bed

wait

for sleep

to carry me off carry me out

leave this piece of shit town

unqualified state

of the union

a reunion

made of mind and soul

is what I need

right now

I'm gonna go and go

and go

I'm gonna keep goin

until I find something

I can sink my teeth into

shred these maps

fuck these traps

can't be kept

can't be caged

refuse to live in a zoo

refuse to live in a zoo

refuse to live in a zoo

no.

got to got to got to

GO.

2009 AKW