do not take cover
inspiration is deep inside us all. fight the urge to run from it.

take off your covers & peel off your skin,
it’s a damn good thing to be naked.
conquer the dread that binds your liver,
saps your kidneys, makes a morning shiver.
ask not what you sought, but what you fought
in the evenings when your fingers trembled.
pretend you & the rain are just friendly lovers,
peel off your s k i n. & whatever you
d o, do not, do not, do not
take cover.






