what

the gods are alone

up there

and to become a god

you must become alone

where others pray

to be in your company

and the burning suns

you don’t notice

for you are doing

what you need to do

what others don’t understand

and what is what

when there is only

you and what you can do;

meanwhile

the sun collapses

from a day’s work

like icarus or

any other dead

greek god

*

lose your mind

and you’ll find

that you never had

a firm grasp on

what it meant to

mind your mind

and even less on

what it didn’t mean

*

when water dies

when your flesh fumbles

into a body without a body

you’ll ask

was it worth it

and i only hope

there is no need for hope

and there will be an answer

worth the while