First light your blanket on fire
and all things associated with cildhood crying
next take the books you absorbed
and douse them in gasoline
that you drink before bed
and as your dreams incinerate
feel the space recreating
in your lungs in your mind
notice the people who drove you craziest
probably had the most problems to digest
burn windows, burn lenses, burn ledges, burn views,
burn procedures, burn supposed-tos, burn learned practices,
burn dialogue, burn expectations, burn transportation,
burn distance, burn separation, burn playgrounds,
burn safeguards, burn all forms of protection,
burn affirmations, burn needs, burn approved curiosities,
burn attitudes, burn reactions, burn assurances,
burn linearity, burn sorry, burn guilt, burn possibility,
burn kissing, burn wishing, burn healing, burn infinity,
burn sequence, burn successful communication, burn time,
burn directions, burn counseling, burn advice
acknowledge these items are already spoken for
burn headaches, burn crying, burn something to say,
burn association, burn assignments, burn spaces, burn speech,
burn sentences, burn syntax, burn holidays, burn celebrations,
burn grieving, burn naivety, burn alarms, burn waiting,
burn being late, burn touching, burn proximity
what are you waiting for?
burn melody, burn cacophony, burn literary devices,
burn leaks, burn mistakes, burn soon, burn your landscape,
burn stopping, burn “Hello,†burn rejuvination,
burn radiators, burn heat, burn assumptions, burn anger,
burn level playing fields, burn hegemony, burn silence,
burn familiarity, burn coffee, burn surprise, burn being seen,
burn connections, burn laughter, burn sideways glances,
burn overreactions, burn winning, burn belief
discover who
you can really be