Ran across this poem this evening and it really struck a nerve. It’s copied below, but I found it here.
Six Apologies, Lord
Olena Kalytiak DavisI Have Loved My Horrible Self, Lord.
I Rose, Lord, And I Rose, Lord, And I,
Dropt. Your Requirements, Lord. ‘Spite Your Requirements, Lord,
I Have Loved The Low Voltage Of The Moon, Lord,
Until There Was No Moon Intensity Left, Lord, No Moon Intensity Left
For You, Lord. I Have Loved The Frivolous, The Fleeting, The Frightful
Clouds. Lord, I Have Loved Clouds! Do Not Forgive Me, Do Not
Forgive Me LordandLover, HarborandMaster, GuardianandBread, Do Not.
Hold Me, Lord, O, Hold MeAccountable, Lord. I Am
Accountable. Lord.Lord It Over Me,
Lord It Over Me, Lord. Feed MeHope, Lord. Feed Me
Hope, Lord, Or Break My Teeth.Break My Teeth, Sir,
In This My Mouth.