IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

Read me quick

First

Fast

Before a category 5 emotive hurricane

rages from a windy day at sea

to undying faith in a ship

that becomes the all-consumption altar at which you worship

while darkened abyss

swirls calculated probabilities in search

of doubt

fears

resolve ebbing away

entry points you can ill afford

so don’t for one second

think about buying

about trying about dying

Focus on me

Look here

Stare

See

the one time it’s not considered creepy

because ain’t this where it happens

where potential energy progresses

to critical velocity

where you become unstoppable

unreachable

a manic force that won’t restrict

to just one strike

an amassed tears tidal wave of you

monstrous nigh impenetrable

garnering collateral damage

a body engulfed by anxiety

desperate to run

and already in idgaf* mode

and about this close

to shove ‘stop drop and roll’

up the nearest ass

Be ready to read

Review

Heed

that ‘break glass in case of’ type poem

that ‘bypass in haste counterinsurgency of’ type poem

some grace

some space

some place for you

to let moments ease

allow heart rate to slow

so rhythms relieve

re-insert rationality back inside the equation

Best read me quick first and fast

take your mind back

far from scenes that harassed

exemplify divinity

for soon you might just be asked

to return the favor

with reversed roles

now recast

Focus

On

Me

Look here

Stare

See

*I don't give a fuck

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