Confession
I set myself on fire
and called it
purgatory.
I guarded myself with apologies-
salvation through self-castigation
if I am always wrong
then I am never wrong
I said “I’m sorry” so many times that
you could not reach me through the words
to help
to harm
I set myself on fire
and called it
sanctuary
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I carve a clean slate out of the dirt
and beat back [...]
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Another Point From Which to Move on
Posted in Poetry, tagged confession, dirt, one, Poetry on July 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »