The Cliff

prevent me from knowing
the bone-white truth that lives in me

seduce my mind
like ether rising
sweet and irreversible

an undeniable
quenching torture

bring me to the cliff
its stone indifferent
its edge clean

toss this useless
limp parcel of flesh

let me plummet
through the open mouth of air
to the jagged rocks below

forgive these failed impressions
this intricate and unworkable life

empty me

rid out my soul
uncork it

set it loose
from the blazing laboratory
of my mind