sadness is an organism, envy of all that is apex on earth.
invulnerable and sleepless, moving as easily through bones as fish and water.
dangerous.
undeniable.
i see its eyes staring out from your face.
how far throughout your lungs has it spread?
how deep have its toxins reached into your head?
i will not touch-
let it release you in time, let it exhaust itself drinking of you,
and, when it drains away, disappear.
let it roam among someone else's bones.
(5.11.19)
