Bones Like Wax

On the sidewalk and I cannot
breathe in this melody. It tears
me to bits. Feet like drums.
Lungs like razors. The
palm is a liar's tree- why,
then, do I hate it so?

Expand, they tell you, enlarge!
Dream of empire, swing from the
heels! Craven hearts, lacking the
courage of collapse, disdaining
the bravery of cowards. To be well
is hard enough. Banality is beyond us.

Was I true? I was never true.
I am only pretending to be a
person. The savage claws and
bites himself- I have only
words. I have no words at
all. Bloody eyes and bleary
hands, I wake to greet the sun.