broken barrier
of futility
precious bleed
of need
subsumed in catastrophe
this split atomic seed
and broken seal
of longing
a lustered appeal
to succeed
beneath the rancor
of society’s
vision of me
and i peel the sweet
residue that you leave
for you loved complete
the desparate salps
that bound me
~
© M.G. Iannucci 2020
PHOTO: by Doug Reilly. View from above the clouds. There are worlds that exist simultaneously that most of us never choose to see.