~Schism~

11/02/2011

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~Mary liked to snort amyl nitrate~
  ~smoke a little hash~
  ~she favored a bloody drink~
  ~her namesake~
  ~about halfway trashed~
  ~she’d start talkin’ suicide~
  ~I put a pillow in the toilet~
  ~handed her my locked & cocked .357~
  ~lay  your head down baby~
  ~go to sleep~
  ~closed the door & went to have a drink with her ol’ man~
  ~they didn’t talk to me after that~

~1000 Days~
  ~Day 985~
~Schism~
    
~a man might identify~
  ~himself in the mirror~
  ~& ignore the necessity~
  ~of the bullet in his brain~
  ~marked in the cylinder of his gun~
  ~with the initials of his name~
  ~in the holster~
  ~in the schism of life~
  ~that singular piece of each creature~
  ~faced with the ultimatum~
  ~accept the status quo~
  ~or take the next step~
  ~believe in the power of self~
  ~pull the trigger~
  ~take that jump into the beyond~
  ~beyond what~
  ~backed into a corner~
  ~cowards learn a fresh reality~
  ~that preservation of self~
  ~is not the end & all~
  ~courage is a shade of giving up~
  ~no body no space to claim~
  ~a willingness to sacrifice~
  ~to be or not to be is not a question~
  ~it is a declaration~
  ~we may blow through & vanquish~
  ~formidable enemies~
  ~through the realization~
  ~the absolute certainty~
  ~that no one knows for sure~
  ~flesh is a poor proving ground~
  ~the nether a noble reward~

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