immunity

my mind shouts sabotage 

SHAVE YOUR HEAD

PIERCE YOUR NIPPLES

TATTOO YOUR HANDS

while my body whispers mutiny

feel, forgive and release

to protect these tortured lands 

she etches the manifesto
between my ears and behind my eyes

the pain you resist persists

in my dreams i brush my fingers

against her braille and repent

grant me rest

free my conscious breath 

only to wake up blind 

bound by the mind’s mouthless voice

AVOID

  DISTRACT

       DESTROY

she pounds on my skull in morse code

deafening dits and dahs until i answer the door

only unconditional love will set you free 

i roll my eyes back into their sockets

pocketing the last of my strength to twist the knob

light spills through the hinges

not blinding, not burning

only a steady dawn 

there is no rush to evolution

yet i feel the revolution rising

with each quiet breath