‘i was made with four wings and four faces. i came crawling out of a red-blazed blister cut into the air. you gave me the fruit of eternal life. and that is where you should have ended it. i could have spent forever in eden, with you, and in heaven, with all my siblings. i could have lived hiding behind my fingers meekly, instead of forcing eyes to sprout from the back of my hands, so that I had to see. I could have been left blind, and I never would have called myself king. I never would have seen michael. I never would have chased after michael. you imagine: you never ate that fruit. you, an
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