Thursday, May 23, 2013

16. The Most Stupid, Fragile Thing in the World



I’m fairly certain that
if you look at
me too closely, I will break into
too many pieces.

It’ll be enough for
you to count – my existence is
not remarkable enough
to warrant infinity – but
the number will
be high enough so that you
will regret
having to count it.

If you have an interest
in your hands not
being cut
and bleeding and
having wounds of
the sort that
never really stop running with
blood and that
open up for no good reason
at the most
inconvenient times, you
wouldn’t even
dare letting me crack,
let alone shatter.

But that would involve averting your
eyes entirely, stepping back,
telling yourself
“nothing to see here,
nothing to even try to forget”

and you’re only human.
We both know
how well that would work.

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