is to find
that which will take
your living breath away
before some twee
reaper comes
to take your living
breath away.
And points
are scored
each time
you believe
that all effects
are caused,
that your thoughts
are connected
like insects
caught in spiderwebs,
and that similes
like the one above
are magic spells—
superstitious rituals
built to hammer one thing
into another
using dull knives
like love
and hope instead
of nails.
