lie within

i promised to tell the truth
radical honesty
requiring me to
find
truth
in letters and sounds
arranged across a page
but now
i lie
as a defensive measure
like fireproof clothing
halos
a massive action
required
dependents
a one and a zero
binary logic being questioned
in what we knew to be true
i cannot explain it
except through my own pursuit of peak
moments
once experienced
forever changing my neural wiring
in high definition
slow motion
crash
into june
texas
106
cigarettes and 12 steps
of ice isolation
groups
habits and peer groups
require redirection
self-soothing
breaks
smokes
weaponized silence
refusing participation
fog of disbelief
shame
halted
mid-journey
lied
just now
sorry
i am broken

03-02-24

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