well
::he who overtly accuses himself
is covertly praising himself::
so my admission of arrogance
is a type of arrogance
so where do I hide from myself
but in my self
I am running from God to God
between Safa and Marwa
Gabriel has not unearthed my water
or he has and I am dying of thirst
with my head in a well
might as well
might as will
power is nil
I can’t stand still
I am running from God to God
between Safa and Marwa
waiting for my secret to surface
might as well
finish my will
I haven’t the will
power
to unearth
my own water
or I have and I am dying of thirst
with my head in my well
Credits
First published in Love, Gnosis & Other Suicide Attempts (Penmanship Books, 2012). Reproduced with kind permission of the author.