nadir

i am gonna fall and fuck up again
applying the breaks
turning into the slide
testing escape words poems songs
learning new limits
and leaning into what’s love
what’s real and arrived
it is not enough to be a good man
one has to make a mark on the world
leave behind great works
or
miss out
is there a set amount of ambition
inside each of us
i am just cresting the limits
unlimited brilliance
confidence
audacity
without authority
i stall i stand alone
i test missing teeth with my tongue
listening to the voices of concern
not to make the current moment
into a pivot
just a lull
a poem or two from the dark side
then on

4-22-24

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