Nocturnal Animal

Posted: 19th April 2022 by Jiang Helen in Poeticide

I see a world

where goldfinches sing

in their raspy voice

where around us

the sea churned

where we celebrate

endless life choices

where our future is bright

so bright

that it creeps into our time of shuteye

it is not a sin

to seek help a little

to steal from the angel’s share a little

to waste our life a little

until we forget about the pain under our left rib cage

until we feel sexy again

until the world becomes beautiful again

until we can get out of bed

to get blinded by sunshine again

but

there are many days

we are willingly devoured by darkness

and the self-righteous feeling of sadness