POETRY

Bloody egg
a dread surprise
sizzle the pan
two rheumy eyes

synapse lapse won’t connect
you begin alone
beneath the Stamp of Normalcy

Be Normal.
Conform.
Smile.
Adapt.
Adjust, be like all of us.

We suppress the urge to quit,
Learn to Forget. Forgive. Learn
to love Denial. just Skip it.

Suck it up!
Swallow it Down.

Don’t vex me with your undefined Need
to - What?

Belong?
Be Worthy?
Behave.
Suppress.
Suspend.

Or at least Let Me
Have You on your knees

perhaps then I’ll Listen.

m. landers 3/05