i gave myself away
and the more i gave
the less there was of me
i am only finite
i can only feel so much
i kneeled myself to pray
and the more i prayed
the less there was of me
i am only finite
i can only bleed so much
i resigned myself to another day
and the more i cried
the less there was of me
i am only finite
i am only human
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2023
Uncle, tell me a bedtime story!
Promise me sleep right after that?
Bearded myths say there’s a purgatory
Right after death, right after begat.
Its goddamned inmates are forever doomed to
Never succeed in finding ease of breath,
Getting sick with chronic, emotional flu,
Insides torn ‘tween flame life and ice death.
No way, Iron Uncle, do they still have human pith!
Godspeed, Tiny Tin. People are just a silly ancient myth.
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2018
unbolt me 