Metastasized
So selfish, no limits, you grow
Piercing and gnawing our vulnerable moments
Rewind, replay, repeat. Anything. Just slow.
Each time your name is heard, it breaks all flow
Carefully, deliberately, we’re forced to take tokens
So selfish, no limits, you grow.
White curtains, tight sheets, IVs, the real blow
Already, it’s visible: the time you’ve stolen
Rewind, replay, repeat. Anything. Just slow.
Our throats with truth, tears begin to show
Atonements wash over, repair things broken
So selfish, no limits, you grow.
In Perpetuum we stitch together, as threads to sew
Rushing and watching: time becomes potent
Rewind, replay, repeat. Anything. Just slow.
We stare you down, no longer in woe
Love spreading farther than any lump swollen
So selfish, no limits, you grow
Rewind, replay, repeat. Anything. Just slow.
Janelle Tardiff '14