Pistons Through the Mortal Coil

“brown spiral staircase” by Christopher Burns on Unsplash

Endure, endure, endure
until the truth of the
break down is the emotional
shrapnel cutting through
all your bull shit.

Trying to steel yourself with
a soft heart and flowing tears
won’t trick your sad chrysalis
into a hardened state.

Guilt your way closer to
madness and believe what
you suffer is what you have
earned. This is the way of the
modern working stiff saints. A
Catch 22 fatalism for those
with no more faith, “Ya gotta believe
for the god(s) to be real,”.

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