Dis Ori Ent
The grief is like a bottle.
Drink from its emptiness
Until the draught is dry.
Planners, calendars, the c l o c k on your phone--
USELESS.
What are plans? What are people?
Troll-like sheep,
B l under in g--
and
SHOUTING--
—laughing is too high-pitched,
quiet now--
Stagger into the sunlight,
wince at the cruelty of its cheer,
because it will keep on shining.
the world will keep existing.
PEOPLE will keep TALKING
SO LOUD
SO RAPTOR-LIKE,
spreading winged claws and snide glances,
making webbed lies and nonsense and
UNBELIEVABLE STUPID BULLSHIT,
as if they have any respect,
as if they deserve it, the life they’ve got,
as if you weren’t snuffed out.
Drink from its emptiness
Until the draught is dry.
Planners, calendars, the c l o c k on your phone--
USELESS.
What are plans? What are people?
Troll-like sheep,
B l under in g--
and
SHOUTING--
—laughing is too high-pitched,
quiet now--
Stagger into the sunlight,
wince at the cruelty of its cheer,
because it will keep on shining.
the world will keep existing.
PEOPLE will keep TALKING
SO LOUD
SO RAPTOR-LIKE,
spreading winged claws and snide glances,
making webbed lies and nonsense and
UNBELIEVABLE STUPID BULLSHIT,
as if they have any respect,
as if they deserve it, the life they’ve got,
as if you weren’t snuffed out.
Caitlin Carroll