Sullen Volcano

no,
there's not
enough time
to contain
all this life,
all this bursting
star bloom
cascade ruin
that oozes in
slo-mo
explosions,
flows hot
like a sullen
volcano.

no,
there's not
enough time
to untangle
the lines, to
unravel the
horror the
turning
of tables
turn ogres
turn over
take mantles
bad apples
i brought home.

and i
love and i
love and i
love and i
don't want
to be
the reason.

and i
love and i
love and i
don't want
to be
the disease.

and i burn
all the same
for you,
you touch me
you burn.

and i
love and i
love and i
love and i
don't want to
blacken your
pennies.

and i
love and i
love and i
love
and i
don't want
to corrode
your
bright skin.

can i heal
what i hurt?

can i fix
what i broke?

did i
break you
did i
break did i
break did i
break did i
break
you?

no,
there's not
enough time
to contain
all this love,
all this bursting
star bloom
cascade ruin
that
oozes in
slo-mo
explosions
flows hot
like a sullen
volcano.