too many prescriptions
too many commands
disguised as descriptions
too many lacerations
flayed into my skin
too many unvoiced cries
too many nights arguing
violently in my sleep
too many days bludgeoned
in pursuit of fragile dreams
too many shards of glass
too many bloody hands
held out in supplication
too many crucifixions
nailed across these hills
(November 2, 2016)
subtext 