you’d like me better burning

we only get this one life
& we’re setting it on fire
how cool is that?

even the xtians know
jesus had to die for what came next
& maybe we’re running toward destruction
because we know how it saves

my religion is my mother’s:
we both love
a reckless dead man
who told us
just keep loving
it’ll be okay

lately i’m blank
like maybe i can’t love
only want
& it’s like —
it’s like blood, somehow

first on the list
last to scream a goodbye
& yes i’m thinking about
everyone here
loves! i feel you all

self preservation never made a good story
self immolation: nothing’s sexier

so:
you can fuck my ashes
& brag about it, later.

Published by mattress dungeon

Hi. I'm a poet. I was a playwright/producer before the pandemic. If you're wealthy and want to be a modern Medici, drop me a buck or two: paypal.me/ksnapreads

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